# Things you loved as a kid that you still love as an old person

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> What has changed about society that male hobbydom has collapsed and female hobbydom has exploded between e.g. 1960 and 2020? Or is my perception mistaken?

I remember lots and lots of dedicated shops that just sold yarn and knitting supplies and separate stores that sold fabric and patterns, etc. Women had their own hobby shops; they just weren’t called hobby shops.

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