Re: Juggling shaped hole in normal people's lives?


Guy G wrote:
> Jason Kollum wrote:
> <snip>
> > I think an interest becomes a hobby when you really start to pursue it
> > in all forms, reading/writing/learning about it. Lots of people read
> > the newspaper, watch the news, watch sports, but does that become a
> > hobby, or just an interest?
> <snip>
> > Jason
>
> I don't agree with that. For example, if someone just juggled on their
> own, taught themselves things, and nothing else (no reading, writing,
> convention going, etc.) then I would still classify their juggling as a
> hobby.

I think that would all depend on how much effort they constantly put
into juggling. If somebody taught themselves how to juggle--which is a
lot of people, but don't attend conventions, don't read/post on forums,
and once in a while take a set of juggling balls out from under the
bed, play around for a few minutes, then put back under the bed, I
don't think that would a hobby. I guess if they practice often--but
that's it, it would be a hobby, but the occasional play would not be.

I remember a thread once here, a really good one, about defining a
juggler. So who is a juggler and who is not a juggler? Is a juggler
someone who juggles, as many people can juggle, or is someone who
juggles just someone who juggles, while a Juggler encompasses the full
range of aspects associated with juggling.

Jason

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