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[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Religion. All of them are cults. Every single fucking one.

Nothing. No other hobby even comes close to the death, genocide, rape, murder, and hate generated by that type of religious cult. It's every single year, too. Every single year religion tops its hate, greed, and pain inflicted on everyone.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone would call their religion a hobby, though.

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[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your particular brand of invisible sky wizard is different from my particular brand of invisible sky wizard. Die heretic!

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[–] SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

They said hobbies not belief systems.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

For a lot of people, when you look at how they spend their time, it is clear that their religion is both their belief system AND their hobby.

Think of the "Bible study" types. They've turned it into a hobby-like activity. Some I knew growing up clearly had nothing else. It was their hobby.

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[–] ushmel@piefed.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Any sort of hypebeast scam. Labubu, pop up clothing companies with no real design or quality, beanie babies, most crypto, specific vinyl collections. It's only worth something if you know some deep dark lore about it which requires effort to research and understand, then you're hooked. It's post capitalism cult energy.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 1 day ago

Politics, obviously.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (8 children)
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[–] 2piradians@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Internet personalities/"influencers"

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kpop-Stans, Warhammer, Disney - Adults, Harry Potter.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

pokemon card, especially around collecting(specifically collection porn, they have no interest in the game itself but get the rush from opening and getting a rare card) and playing it(mostly around the mechanics and gameplay). and they aggressively defend any possibility the current nature of the game is very wrong. i wasnt happened upon a discussion board around this. something similar , but people think chronic lyme is actual disease, there is a whole industry and cult around this thing, its unreal. and the people most pedaling it are MDs giving unsanctioned advice and prescriptions. and people defend(the disease) this like they defend donald trump(anything that contradicts the validity of CL is met with extreme hostilities)

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