Comment on surely your hobby can't be that expensive

• IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  who even says that drawing is expensive? it’s so obviously cheap thing to do. we did it so much as children. if it was expensive no kids would be allowed to draw

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  • TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I see some influencers bragging about why you’d need quality markers like posca to improve your drawing skills. My bros fell for it and beg me to buy some for them.

    It’s like thoses ads telling you you need product to do thing better. Even if it’s quality, it doesn’t work this way.

    I bought a 25$ set of 8 for them. They used it 2 times then stopped because they couldn’t make what they wanted. They are now asking for a light tablet to “draw better”. They will have to buy it themselves if they really want it.

    People somehow always find a way to make the simplest thing expensive with half-useless material.

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    • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That ain’t bragging that’s product placement. they ruin everything they touch.

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    • CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Amen. You have to stay away from that toxic commercialisation. It messes with your brain and stalls your progress in any hobby.

      I think one of the best things about arts, crafts, sports, music and the like is that it has a built in resistance to that kind of commercial takeover. Having good pens will not make you better at art, good shoes won’t make you better at soccer, a fancier gym won’t give you bigger muscles. These things come from hard work, perseverance, dedication. You can’t buy skill no matter goes much money you have, I love that.

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      • autriyo@feddit.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I do like using nice tools though, although they are overkill for most hobbyist purposes.

        I’d probably only buy quality tools if I could afford it, even if I wouldn’t need them necessarily.

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