[ SECRET POST #2380 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2380 ⌋

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Comments

[tei]

I'm not telling OP not to try a new hobby. I'm letting them know the kind of financial and time investment that is involved in the one they've chosen, for them to make a more informed decision about what level of commitment they want to make to their hobby. There is a difference, and I'm sorry you can't see it because that must really impact your planning skills.

[(Anonymous)]

What I do see is that OP asked a simple yes-or-no question, you responded with a lengthy dissertation about what kinds of complications and expenses they could expect to encounter years into the endeavor IF they decided to get really serious about it, and OP promptly decided not to try at all. If someone said they wanted to learn to cook, would you warn them that a full professional chef's kitchen costs a mint and Gordon Ramsay is a cranky-ass bastard to work for, or would you recommend a good cookbook?

Also, my planning skills are just fine, thanks.

[tei]

Thats actually not what happened. My original response to the yes-or-no question was "go for it" and a piece of advice as to where to buy equipment. OP then asked why, which I answered with information about the oboe that yes, is going to be relevant to them as a beginner. I never implied that OP was going to get really serious about the oboe and have to spend hours a day making reeds; I was suggesting getting them from a teacher or older student on the assumption that they weren't going to ever do that, but still wanted to have a good experience learing the instrument.