Default hobby for gainfully employed guys who are not in the habit of doing something even remotely interesting: photography.
If you want to take up photography, here’s how. First, buy a camera. Then take a bunch of pictures. Select the best pictures and put them online. Boom, now you’re a photographer. To become a better photographer, buy a more expensive camera.
It’s easy as long as you happen to be equipped with a finger. There are no ego-bruising creative decision making processes involved. There are also not any actual skills needed to get started. That’s why boring guys love it. With a digital camera, you don’t even have to worry about wasting film.
Not every guy who does photography is boring. There is such a thing as a good photographer. But if a guy is gainfully employed and boring, rest assured one of his hobbies is photography. His other is telling you too much information about his job.
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1 Carnival of Satire (#99) | The Skwib // May 1, 2008 at 8:35 am
[...] Ian Bowman has begun a promising list of defaults, starting with the default hobby for gainfully employed guys who are not in the habit of doing something even remotely interesting: photography. [...]
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