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We used to stream and YT vids for the love of it but got burned out. Now we’re trying to get back into YT but this time with animation. We’re not very good at animation mind you, but we’ll be trying regardless x)
Yeah man, I just started a shitty little motion graphics based YT shorts based on serial killers and true crime, I love making those picture move.
Ooo can we bug you for a link? Always love finding new story animations in yt :3
Sure, but it's just little motion graphics based in my own shitty voice. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/nnh4x3De6uc
Everything I post about that is video game-related. I do post sometimes but I don't think I really did it for validation (not that many people look at it anyways)
Take my dog for lengthy walks, cook fabulous meals, create hilarious performance art, drink heavily
Fishing. I taught my 5 year old how to fish aswell. Its makes for a nice relaxing day even if the bite is slow
Exercise. I mean I hate it but I crave it and I am not a skinny person by all means so it is something that I do for me and how it makes me feel.
Take my canoe out on the nearby lake.
Write little web apps that no one but me uses.
Semantic sidestep: Is gratification a necessary consequence of doing something for the love of it?
Because if so, there's validation of a sort from within.
And if not, that's an interesting thing to ponder.
I knit because I find the process enjoyable and because I can make exactly what I want or need. There's no recognition in it, and it doesn't save time or money, but I find it satisfying.
I make music as a hobby. It's one of the few things that I enjoy doing and have been consistent with. I like to hear how my sound has changed over the years, I started with making trap beats now I'm into bass production. There is soo much depth to the art, there is essentially an infinite amount of knowledge and skill to obtain.
Another thing is house plants. I like how beautiful they are, and seeing them grow, and taking propagations. I've also grown trees from seeds, in fact I just picked up a bunch of maple seeds this week that I'm going to plant, now I'm waiting for some acorns to drop.
Write fantasy TTRPG content. I've yet to make a cent from it in 10 years. You basically can't if you aren't a big publisher.
CAD
whistling. singing to myself. walking around. usually with my dog so sorta a reason but I decide where to go (somewhat). video games. consuming media (meh not sure love fits there. kinda a background or filler acitivity)
playing piano, painting
Staying alive, apparently.