Parallel Journeys Through Hobbies

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I've been watching this Youtuber named Metal Complex lately, and his videos about the knife collecting hobby sometimes strike a chord with me.  What I find interesting is some of the thoughts he expresses are very similar to thoughts (at least thematically) expressed here for RC cars, and similar to thoughts my wife shares from women she sews and quilts with.  I know we're here for the RCs, but to me it's fascinating to see the parallels in distinct hobbies.  The production runs, limited editions, clones/knocks, secondary markets, forms of enjoyment, hoarding/collecting, rationalizing, customizing, etc. are the same in most hobbies it seems.

Trying a little bit of everything, and finding a favorite niche...

Mistakes like collecting too quickly...

The joy in simply collecting...

I also watched, "The PEZ Outlaw," the other night on Netflix, and there was a critical turning point in the story where the smuggler's original candy dispenser designs were copied by the company he was sidestepping, and they devalued his investment.  This sounds very parallel to investing a lot of time and money into vintage kits only to have Tamiya re-release the kit again.  It was an intentional strategy/tactic by PEZ USA to stop an overenthusiastic gray market importer; in Tamiya's case I think the high values of certain vintage kits were simply an indicator to the company there was pent-up demand for certain re-releases.  Regardless, there's money to lose when a manufacturer or importer decides your high-value collectibles are a little too valuable.

Anyhow, it's simply fascinating to see these patterns in other areas of life and relate them back to the hobby we love.

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I suppose that in the end, these hobbies are taken up by people, so human nature tends to run its course with each hobby!

An interesting observation, and interesting to see what is in common with each one.