"Purpose" by PoorlyDrawnLines

Does adminning a niche social media also count?
- definitely 'ticks' all the boxes.

Me: I need a purpose
Brain: Did you say a purchase?

So...something like 3d printing...

Oh god, they're on to me

I'm in this comic and I'm not sure if I like it.

You mean to say our purpose is to experience life to its fullest always experimenting, trying and learning new things rather then dedicated everything into steadily producing economic input?

You leave my board games out of this
- It's not niche! There are dozens of us!

That's me watching rock tumbling videos. I know that if I do it I'll probably only Do a couple of tumbles and it will sit there in my shed with my space art spray paint stuff and my pile of wood I got to build an axe throwing target.
Not completing hobbies is my hobby.

Yes, consume the product

I already don't have any time
And for some reason my stupid self though that getting into self hosting, historical fencing, HAM radio and free diving at the same time was somehow a realistic goal
¯(ツ)_/¯

I feel attacked

Me, suddenly having an urge to learn Shogi one day
- Go for it!!

Warhammer people.
- For the Emperor!
- Alright, alright I’m awake.

glances over my shoulder at an enormous pile of identical boxes

Shiny toy distracc

Well...if you put it that way, there's not much point about anything at all, is there? The universe is one big suburban cul-de-sac where everything is lame, as I sit moping and pouting with arms crossed, Amazon is "out for delivery" but hasn't arrived yet.
Fortunately, there are healthier ways of looking at existence, courtesy of philosophies such as Buddhism and Stoicism, to namecheck two currently popular views on the matter.

Gem faceting... I have boxes full of stones and equipment, have watched countless videos, built my own (very shitty machine) but never pulled the trigger on an actual faceting machine...
Also astrophotography...
Ffs I have caviar taste in hobbies and at best a cheap steak income...

Got any examples? (My life needs purpose)
- Headphones
  Home Theater
  Mechanical Keyboards
  Astrophotography
  Coffee
  Modelrailways
  Cars
  Woodworking
  Furniture Making
  3D Printing
  FPV Racing
  Pens
  Watches
  Gaming PC
  Knitting
  Tayloring
  Houseplants
  Gardening
  Homeautomation
  Selfhosting
  Baking
  Gaming Mice/Mousepads
  Tea
  Hiking
  
  My list:
  3D printing
  FPV drones
  Mechanical keyboards
  programming (mostly C++ and Arduino)
  Paracord cable making
  Steadicam and cinema cameras
  They all kinda work together and interconnect so I can make new things
  
  Many of these things I don't understand how they are hobbies. Mechanical keyboards for example. I bought one, now I have one. That's it. I love coffee, I drink it daily. But that's not a hobby. I got a gaming PC, I game on it. And that's it. I have a couple house plants, I water them sometimes. Done. I built a server with all the Arrs and Plex, and it's awesome. But now it's almost fully self sufficient, that hobby lasted about a week.
  
  Legally allowable Unsuitable behaviour in public.
  Extreme ironing.
  Interpretive dance.
  Wanking marathons.
  Telling people the wrong information when asked.
  Telling people correct information when not asked.
  Street furniture restoration.
  The list is endless.
  
  Interestingly, this list seems to be a close match with trending YouTube content. Perhaps there's a discussion here about how social media and purpose engineered trends shape our hobbies (and even live purpose ig). Or maybe these topics just get lots of views naturally on account of them being good hobbies. Also, obviously no offense to op and their interests.
- Knitting is easy to pick up with some yarn and needles for under £5 and a youtube video
  
  What's up my knittah
  
  Or Crochet!
- Model railroading is a fun hobby that combines a ton of various hobbies into one.
  Posts of the hobby include researching historical things and visiting places to research, painting detailed backgrounds and models, electronic circuitry, tiny mechanics, wood working, sculpting, and many more skills I can't think of.
  It doesn't have to expensive depending on how you go about it.
- Simracing.
- Try to draw each platonic solid inside metatrons cube without using a step by step guide.
  Its surprisingly difficult till you get a more intuitive understanding of it.
  It may not sound like it can give purpose but the flower of life pattern at its core is connected to almost al known human religions, including the ancient ones.

Cries in piano
- What do you spend money on? After I bought my piano and bench, I haven't really spent any more money on it. Although the piano and bench are more than enough to call the hobby "expensive".
  
  Better pianos, mainly lol

MTG though not really niche

Cool! Now I still feel like I'm lacking purpose, but I'm spending extra money!

That's a...Vicarious...Tool...

Oh no, it's Chess!
- No, it's Magic the Gathering. Chess is a pretty cheap hobby.
  
  Yeah mtg really burns your walletif you're trying to keep up with any sort of competitive scene. But you'd be surprised how much money Chess-obsessed people can spend