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you know what?
it’s okay to have basic hobbies.
like fr, if your idea of unwinding is binge-watching kdramas, rereading that one wattpad story you bookmarked in 2016, or vibing to your comfort playlist for the 2738th time—then congrats. you’re not boring. you’re alive.
people love talking about “being different” or having the most aesthetic, hyper-niche interests like collecting rocks from haunted forests or raising frogs that do taxes or whatever. and that’s cool. but you know what’s also cool?
me. watching the same anime opening for the 50th time because it hits every damn time.
i’m not gonna pretend i’m above it. i’m not gonna sit here and be like “yeah i only watch underground indie cinema and read existentialist greek philosophy in my free time.” babe, no. i watch cdramas that make me cry over fictional men with long hair and trust issues. i read manhwa until 4am like my life depends on it. i disappear into fanfics, aus, ebooks, and forget what year it is. and i love it here.
and guess what? even if the stuff i like is considered “basic” or “mainstream” or whatever label the internet’s obsessed with this week—i don’t care. i’ve built my own little world with these interests. a safe space. a comfort zone. a place i can crawl back into when life gets too loud.
this is mine. i made this. it doesn’t have to be unique to be valuable.
like yeah, sometimes the world gets way too much. sometimes it drains you dry, and suddenly even scrolling feels like running a marathon. so i vanish. i go ghost. i delete the apps, stop replying, stop performing for the internet. i return to my lil bubble of comfort: a drama, a playlist, a manhwa panel that makes my heart do a tiny backflip. i heal. i breathe again.
and honestly? if disappearing for a while is what keeps me sane, then so be it.
and in the words of the poetic, emotionally relatable taylor swift:
"i hate it here, so i will go to my secret garden in my mind."
and i meant it. like, deeply. because that’s what all these “basic” hobbies are—they’re not just pastimes. they’re portals. tiny escape doors into a world that doesn’t feel like it’s trying to eat me alive.
social media can be lowkey toxic sometimes. the pressure, the noise, the constant comparison, the weird guilt over not being productive 24/7?? exhausting. no wonder we need a break. no wonder we retreat into the things that make us feel safe. and that’s okay.
not everything you do needs to be impressive or unique or a personal brand. sometimes it just needs to make you feel like you again.
so if you love kdramas? love them loudly.
if you rewatch the same anime because it feels like home? good.
if you disappear into fiction because reality feels too sharp? i get it.
you don’t owe anyone an explanation. your hobbies don’t need to be revolutionary to be valid. if it makes you happy, if it brings you peace, that’s more than enough.
so yap.
do whatever you want as long as it’s good and doesn’t hurt anyone.
you’re not boring. you’re not basic.
you’re human. and you’re still precious just the way you are.
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