I'm 40 now and have been collecting comic books and baseball/football/hockey cards since I was about 9. I'm sure most of you have heard how sports cards have been booming since Covid started and I was wondering if this was a hobby that could be taken over by the woke mafia like comic books. It is a hobby that is enjoyed by a large percentage of guys so that is one target. I am almost waiting for the headline telling me that baseball cards are "problematic".
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So far they haven't fucked with RC aircraft. Probably because it's too expensive and takes too much skill.
Lots of regular assholes though.
Same with ham radio.
"The tests are too hard!!! The equipment is too expensive!!! Reeeeeee!!!"
I passed the online sample test cold, but I refuse to get into a licensed hobby on principle.
Man, i member being kinda interested in giving it a try back when I was in highschool, but it seemed like the only HAM enthusiasts were like, 50+ year olds
I think that, the $$, and frankly, how uncool it'd be for highschool me to get into (who didn't want to be more uncool than he already was!) Turned me off of getting into it ?
The stuff seems interesting though
Got my FAA certs for RC. Active member of Monroe, La AMA Club.
Yeah, those are the regular assholes I was talking about. "Hey, you can't fly that here. You can only fly at a club. No, we're not accepting new members. If we were, there'd be a $100 initiation fee, and a year's probation before you can fly (but you still get to pay dues), if we don't blackball you (in which case you don't get your money back). Also the field's only open 4 hours a week, 2 of which are during working hours. And more senior members get priority at the field. But we expect you to mow the lawn. Sucker,
I just fly wherever I can.