It's so good to be able to learn an intricate and technical new hobby!

I bet if I practice on a few more pieces I could get pretty good!

And then I could make gifts for my friends...or even sell them!

Yeah, I could make custom pieces and sell them online, recoup some of my costs. Put the extra cash towards a charity.

Of course I'd have to work out shipping and set an accessible price point that covers material and ...

...

...or I could just have a fucking hobby that I enjoy for once. What is wrong with me?

Productivity

New comic! Hey hustle culture is a real damn mindfuck and it's really easy to trick yourself into believing that everything creative or productive and every scrap of talent can and should be monetized, capitalized, or otherwise harnessed for some sort of external machine. I have been spending a lot of time trying to figure out how to spend a lot of my time without feeling a constant pressure to turn everything I love into something Productive. It is totally soul sucking to look at everything creative in your life and have your first thought 'how can I package this'. I want my hobbies back!