[Luddite Patent Counsel]

I am neither a ham radio operator nor a stamp collector, but the only source of "embarrassment" at either hobby would have to be an insecurity-driven adolescent obesession with appearing "cool" to other adolescents. TIME needs to hire some grown-ups.

[SteamShovel]

obesession with appearing "cool" to other adolescents. TIME needs to hire some grown-ups.

Agreed

I have been a Ham Radio operator since 1979 and have NEVER been embarrassed. What is it with people. People are interested in what they are interested in. If you want to have a hobby, then you do it because you are into it, not because it's cool. People who do things like a hobby only because it's cool and it's not what they are interested in are not very strong people in my opinion.

[GOPJ]

BINGO:

...the only ... "embarrassment" at either hobby would have to be an insecurity-driven adolescent obesession with appearing "cool" to other adolescents. TIME needs to hire some grown-ups.

[usadave]

I am neither a ham radio operator nor a stamp collector, but the only source of "embarrassment" at either hobby would have to be an insecurity-driven adolescent obesession with appearing "cool" to other adolescents.

Also, keep in mind that nothing is inherently "cool". "Cool" is whatever people say it is. Since celebrities are usually the trendsetters in this country, if Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, and Colin Farrell all admitted to being stamp collectors, then stamp collecting would probably be considered a "cool" thing to do.