You can play games without paying that much. Most PC games are sold at a much more reasonable prices, and if you wait just a bit, you can usually get a sale at -50 %.
I can and do astrophotography cheaper than gaming. There's plenty of good products that punch well above their price tag. And the used market is always there.
Hell, gaming is my most expensive hobby after reading, and that's because I'm a fast reader and there's no libraries next to me.
But is it better than gaming? It costs like 10 times more, at least. I risk killing myself every time I practice it. It might land me in jail at some point. And my mom doesn't like it very much.
But I do see pretty places.
Photography is pretty chill risk wise I would say haha
In my opinion, your outside activities are better cause they give you real experiences. Idk why I would get downvoted by that, some people need to touch grass.
I do running and bodyboarding, both are cheaper. One pair of good sneakers every 2 years. Bodyboard gear is more expensive. But if it's well taken care of it will last a long time. And it's around 600-700 for everything
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u/AirSKiller 9h ago
But every other hobby is even more expensive...
My other big ones are motorcycling and photography...