To each their own, people often say, referring to, well, basically anything in life. And hobbies are in no way an exception. While some people spend their time enjoying the thrill of kitesurfing, others might be equally content with staying at home and doing some knitting. And who’s to say that one is better or worse than the other?
The internet community, of course. When it comes to Reddit users, for instance, they seem to approve of certain hobbies more than others; and they don’t shy away from sharing their opinions. That’s what they did after Redditor u/zer0w0rries asked the ‘Ask Reddit’ community what are some dumb hobbies mainly practiced by wealthy people. Scroll down to find the answers on the list below and see what hobbies redditors see no point in taking up.
#1
Golf. Let's cut this forest down so we can build hundred of km2 of field for the most boring sport in existence
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228points
#2
i live in Germany.
a guy in my neighboorhood hit the lottery, first thing he did was to fly to Russia and go Bear Hunting.
a guy in my neighboorhood hit the lottery, first thing he did was to fly to Russia and go Bear Hunting.
I cant understand why its someones dream to kill beautiful animals. Almost like the movie Ghost Dog
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207points
#3
How is horse racing not up in the top? It is also cruel and deadly. Something like 8 horses died for the Derby alone this year.
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199points
#5
Flying to a convention against climate change in your private jet.
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188points
#6
Rich christian people traveling to impoverished countries and calling it a "mission"
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185points
#7
Shooting elephants. They just stand there facing off to you, and you just shoot them. Sounds like a waste of time
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182points
#10
Breeding and showing dogs, especially the tiny ones with the f****d up noses and tiny heads where their brains don't even fit anymore
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163points
#11
Canned hunts.
We can argue the ethics of hunting all day long. On the one hard, you have the cruel barbarism of fox hunting. On the other hand, you had paid permit hunting for big, exotic game (*where the permit only allows for specifically designated culls and profit goes directly to conservation).
But canned hunting? F**k. At least fox hunting and permit hunting require some measure of skill and afford some opportunity for the animal to escape.
Canned hunts are often marketed as "exotic game ranches;" places people go to get a guaranteed kill of a particular species. You know how you get that guaranteed kill? Because the game are fenced in and are often reliant on human care (so they have limited fear of humans compared to their wild roaming counterparts). There's nothing sporting about it.
Imagine going to a dairy farm and bragging about how you bagged a big cow. That's what canned hunting sounds like to others.
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146points
#13
Talking down on poor people with things like "stop buying coffee and you'll be rich one day"
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130points
#14
Collecting the same Rolex in different variations. And never wearing any because it's in a safe.
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116points
#15
Paying to disturb an underwater gravesite because they got too bored in their mansion
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106points
#16
Lobbying politicians to enrich themselves and cut corners for their respective businesses to the detriment of everyone, including themselves in the long run. They have to breathe the same air everyone else does.
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95points
#17
Playing at who builds the biggest rocket to 'colonize other planets'
91points
#18
people that collect luxury clothing brands and shoes and than never wear them.
87points
#20
Buying an expensive car and then keeping it in your garage without ever actually driving it.
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76points