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"That’s probably because letters used to exist. Now stamps are just kinda boring, mostly."

My mom is an incredible host, and I always thought I would be hosting dinner parties of my own in my 20s. What I didn't expect was just how expensive housing would be. I have hardly enough space to host, let alone set a table, and hosting dinner parties feels just as far off a dream as it did when I was a child.

"I just recently got into ham radio. Of course, I’ve recently entered my 50s; I think you just automatically get interested in shit that you previously couldn’t have cared less about after a certain age. 

For me, it started with an interest in off-grid topics, which led me to Meshtastic/MeshCore, and now I’m researching local AR groups. Guess I’ll probably have to start gardening soon and maybe catch up on some Ken Burns documentaries."

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"It also just robs you of all the fun of actually programming. It's not just getting some randomarse app; the joy is in solving problems as you go and then getting the satisfaction of your solution finally working, and needing to actually learn something."

"I taught myself how to make a postcard (as in, meeting the weight and size requirements) for this reason. Then my best friend died, so now I have a stack I can't send to anyone."

"A lot of the hobbies mentioned thus far require lots of space to really do them. It's the biggest driving factor of the decline, especially since I know many people who would love to get into space-intensive hobbies and have the means to fund their passion...but they just can't get the space to do it."

"My kid wanted to get into karting. Even getting everything second-hand was way too expensive. I could literally get him pro coaching in any number of sports for way less."

"I will mention that the reason why most of them are endangered or extinct is that they define the status of the skills based on how many people get paid to do the crafts/trades, not by how many people do it for fun. 

Many of the skills are on the list because they've been automated, outsourced, or replaced by another product that consumers prefer. It's hard to justify training an apprentice when no one is buying your products."

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.