[giantg2]

"you put it on hold for 10-20yrs for $$$, you come out the other end having lost your passion"

People change for a lot of reasons. I gave up some hobbies when I had a kid and I'm pretty sure I won't pick them back up when I retire. People's passions change, or they realize certain things are unobtainable. That's just life.

[ip26]

It’s become clear some hobbies are essentially status-seeking among young adults and/or showing off to potential partners. They simply don’t make much sense anymore for someone married with kids.

[plugin-baby]

Sounds like an interesting theory. Can you give some examples of these hobbies?

[ip26]

Motorsports and pushing grades rock climbing, for many people I knew. I am also suspicious of ballet and trivia.

You know you’ve found one when, in a gathering, none of the participants seem to particularly like each other and mostly seem interested in one upping the others.

A more obvious example is drinking a ton of alcohol at parties.

[giantg2]

Maybe for some. Mine weren't about that, but I could certainly see some people involved in those same activities could be.

[throwaway2037]

I agree. The original comment is bizarre, and espouses a black and white view of life. As a general rule, no young person realises how much age and circumstances will change their life. It is impossible to foresee. Every year of my life, something arrives out of the blue that was impossible to foresee and changes the direction of my life. And older people seem to forget their own circumstances in youth.