Vocation or avocation? A conversation about the importance of hobbies

They fill our time or consume our lives. They are sources of joy or of stress, of satisfaction or frustration. Sometimes they are all of these at once!
Tonight we will be discussing hobbies and their place in our lives and our society.

1. How would you define "hobby"?
2. What is your one most favourite hobby? Why?
3. Do you think that it is important to have a hobby? Why or why not?
4. What is the difference between a "passtime" and a "hobby"? Why?
5. Can "watching tv" be a hobby? Why or why not?
6. How (if at all) have your hobbies changed throughout your life? Why?
7. What is the difference between a "hobby" and a "job"?
8. If a hobby is profitable, should it still be considered a "hobby"? Why or why not?
9. "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life". Discuss.
10. In your opinion which is better: an individual activity like doing Sudoku, a two-person activity like chess, a team sport like hockey, or a community activity like singing in a choir? Why?
11. What, if anything, differentiates a "sport" from a "hobby"?
12. Can religion be a hobby? Why or why not?
13. Are hobbies inherently positive? Why or why not?
14. Does a hobby need to involve physical activity? Why or why not?
15. Historically have you chosen your hobbies, "fallen into" them, or been led into them?
16. In a perfect world how would you rank these: work, family, hobbies, friends, society? Why?
17. What's the difference between "a tradition" and "a hobby"?
18. How does society benefit when hobbies are fostered? Why?
19. Is there any hobby that became so commonplace as to be a social norm? Is there one that you'd like to see fall into that category? Why?
20. Do you prefer sedentary or active hobbies? Why?
    *** BONUS QUESTIONS! ***
21. What is the difference between a hobby and a passion? Why?
22. Does something need to be done regularly in order to qualify as a hobby?
23. Does Table Conversations qualify as a hobby? Why or why not?
24. What is one hobby that you would like to try if you had sufficient free time and money? Why?
25. Does every hobby improve when shared with others? Why or why not?

I hope that you will join us for this discussion.
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Given the success of this format we are going to be continuing to gather via Zoom. We will be allowing up to 30 participants for this meeting and, after a brief introduction, we will be splitting off into virtual "tables" of six.
As long as you have RSVP'd before 5:30PM on the day of the event you should receive an email from Robert prior to 6:30PM giving you the Zoom meetup credentials.
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
If you are a member of Table Conversations and you didn't receive an email announcing THIS Table Conversations meetup then you likely won't receive the email with the Zoom information on the evening of the event. Please confirm that your Meetup.com profile is configured correctly by carefully following the step-by-step instructions in this link: https://www.meetup.com/tableconversations/events/270360456/
Otherwise, since I don't control Meetup's mail system, if you are not receiving notifications please contact Meetup.com for assistance.
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* Room opens at 6:45PM (often earlier) for socialization
* Discussion starts at 7:15 and finishes at 8:45ish
* Keep talking until dawn!