I posted something similar before, but it did not gain too much traction, possibly due to time zones.

It would be cool to see a Lemmy online pen pal/chat pal thread. Tell us about yourself and your hobbies in comments! I’m a person in their 20s who likes world football, theoretical maths and physics, and FOSS stuff. I also like the outdoors and would love to share about outdoor adventures. Feel free to send me a message if you’d like to talk!

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    Hi! I’m 70, so retired and have many hobbies and interests. At the moment it’s beekeeping and coastal rowing that take up most of my time. I took up rowing after arthritis put paid to dinghy sailing, and it’s fantastic. I gave up racing this year but I sort of miss it. I keep bees with a community group, we have 15 hives on two sites. I’m also into photography, hill-walking, knitting, travel, gardening, all the old-lady stuff. And I enjoy tinkering with tech, I run a club website and a blog for a friend. What else? Baking, jam-making, DIY… I’m sure there’s something I’ve missed. Oh, I made a pond and some frogs moved in, so I guess frog-watching? Is that a thing?

    I always had penpals when I was a kid. My mother had one when she was a girl too, and finally got to meet her when they were in their 60s.

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    I’m into

    • Ham radio

    • Powerlifting

    • Books

    My life is pretty chill at the moment. Got laid off last month and am still on the job hunt.

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    I’m 33M, single dad, and recently widowed. My son takes up a majority of my time and I love just about every moment with him. In my spare time I’m learning guitar and enjoy playing video games with friends. My job is in software engineering and I enjoy tinkering with computers.

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    Chef (35 years in the industry) moved family out of the US in 2019, opened a restaurant 4 months before covid, run it with my wife…still here & have a great vibe.

    Hike (not too much now, gimpy tendon & old) Bike (shifted down feom road to mountain/trail) Beach (every day in the summer) Travel (so far we have been sticking with exploring more of our adopted country) Eating

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    tech, movies, music and social media.

    im one of those “works too many hours” types. If im not in front of a screen I’m hanging out with my family or the feral cats we are rehabbing.

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    I really like your idea.

    OK so I am 33M, i was addicted to drugs for my whole adult life basically up until over a year ago. I am a spiritual person, for lack of a better term. I have almost too much empathy for my own good. I love music. I play guitar and drums, write and record, for myself as therapy/meditation. I love writing poetry and im just starting to write my own story in a sort of stream of conscious style. I love all types of art, anything that captures the human spirit. I have a ton of wild stories of my escapades. I like lifting and being outside. I never went to college. I am a tradesman. I like to think im a good listener, who knows. I love talking to people, especially one on one. I like to think im honest, too much so. I can be quite entertaining, like a clown or jester. I am content with my life…for now. I’m kind of super into anime lately(3yrs). I’d also like to think I give somewhat serviceable advice, cause i Iived through a shit load of my own mistakes, and I am better for it. I practice reiki, and I believe the oneness permeating all things is malleable to the human consciousness… to an extent. I’m a fkn weirdo. Like a cat, I am entertained by very very small and seemingly meaningless and obvious things. I have an appreciation for life and its experience. I love thinking, learning and pushing the limits of my nervous system❤️

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    I have a hobby of trying out new hobbies till I’ve accumulated a bunch of stuff, then losing interest and doing new hobbies!

    I’ve stuck with carpentry/woodworking, wine / beer making / distilling spirits, and outdoorsy hobbies like skiing / sailing.

    Like others here I really enjoy reading, video games, etc. Getting back into scuba!

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      I have a hobby of trying out new hobbies till I’ve accumulated a bunch of stuff, then losing interest and doing new hobbies!

      ah, my people

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        Okay so I’m with you on the hound dogs, those fuckers are the best boys, every single one of em including the girls

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      Biggest problem for me is finding other people enjoying my new hobby, at the same stage of learning, during the time period that I am into it.

      I’ve been learning acrylic painting the last few weeks. I’d love to find a forum to discuss this while I’m still into it.

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      Reminds me of this from one of my favorite short video series years ago. Also, I’m the same!

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    I really enjoy video games, crafts, dnd, reading, and taking care of my critters. I have one dog, 2 cats, and 10 ducks. I will be getting a puppy next weekend. My dog is a beagle, my cats are just regular tabbys, and the breeds of ducks I have are: 4 French white muscovies, 1 jumbo Pekin, one regular Pekin that’s crippled, 2 cayugas, a golden layer, and a khaki campbell. The puppy I am getting is a goldendoodle.

    I work in IT as a tier one help desk tech as a means to feed and shelter myself and my critters.

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    This seems fun! Here’s me:

    I’m 27, I’m a giant woodworking nerd who also loves video games and hobby electrical engineering. I was lucky enough to turn my passion into a career, where I have a unique job - I program and operate our rather old large format 5’*10’ CNC router, and also do all the hand-cut joinery for the pieces that get ordered that require it. I can talk about CNC routing and woodworking in general for ages. I also love the concept of creating my own electronic and have dabbled a bit with raspberry Pi’s, arduinos, ESP32’s and various sensor gizmos and gadgets. I’d love to use my CNC and hobby electrical knowledge to create my own “cyberdeck” one of these days, and have a large horde of parts for a custom arcade cabinet I’ve been planning to build. Don’t wanna write too much so I’ll stop here - if you’ve got similar interests I think it could be fun to chat!

  • hazel 🤷🏻‍♀️🏳️‍🌈@beehaw.org
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    I’m a 28 yo trans woman and switched careers from arts admin to data science in healthcare. I’m learning UE5 in the hopes of realizing a game idea (city-builder/resource manager on a floating Rubik’s cube).

    Special interests change regularly and include: electrical engineering, software development, anything space / cosmology / physics, sewing, piano, etc… It’s a problem.

    I adopted to cats Shadow Lady and Stinky Jane last year and they are everything to me.

    Anti-hobbies include eating, partying, public speaking, and dancing.

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    Early 30s Stay at Home Dad currently. Previously worked in a few various professions, electrician apprentice, laborer, and accountant.

    A broad description of my hobbies would be tech in general, PCs, Keyboards, etc. Gaming and movies.

    Life lately is finding ways to keep my toddler stimulated whether it be taking her to the beach or play groups. She starts preschool in the fall so I’m soaking up this time I’m getting with her, when she goes to school i will be looking for a job to get that double income back in the household.

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    You’re a person in their 20s whose based and open-source pilled

    It’s half the reason I’m a programmer

    Long Live Free and Open Source Software

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    I keep saying there should be a community for that, but at the same time Lemmy might be too small for that many communities.

    Unfortunately I’m not the person you’re looking for as a pen pal. Hope you find someone!

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      A community can be made of very few people. It just takes a desire to keep it going!

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    I’m into ham radio, tabletop gaming, 3d printing, and tech

    I live in a rural mountain area, so I also get tons of outdoor time on the mountains and in the rivers.

    What kind of outdoor adventures do you like?