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Why are Hobbies So Damn Expensive Now?

Why are Hobbies So Damn Expensive Now?

Update: 2025-10-01
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Today we take a break from politics and talk about hobbies and a thing that Tyler coined “hobby inflation” where everything from clay pigeons to green fees to surfboards to knitting tools have all skyrocketed in price since the pandemic. What does this mean to the future of “doing fun s**t” and how does it dovetail with the never-ending rise in the amount of time we spend on our phones?

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Why are Hobbies So Damn Expensive Now?

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