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Therapy (lemmy.world)
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[–] Lustrate@lemm.ee 182 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Sounds like a form of therapy in and of itself.

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 98 points 6 months ago

Sharing your enjoyment with others. Work you can take pride in. Preserving history. Sounds pretty great for mental health.

[–] blackjam_alex@lemmy.world 51 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And probably cheaper.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I can guarantee it’s not cheaper

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Depends on if you're in America, or a real first world country.

One won't be cheaper, the other has a high likelihood of being cheaper.

[–] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also depends on your insurance. I pay $25 per visit, and even over a year when I went every week, I doubt it was more expensive than restoring a train lol.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

And how much do you pay just to have that insurance? How much lower is your paycheck because your company provides insurance?

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah, restorations aren't cheap, and the bigger the parts get, the more expensive they get. And it's not like you can hit up ye olde fireboxes-r-us anymore.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

steam equipment is definitely not cheaper than therapy, you get a cracked cylinder? Better hope you have literal tons of iron/steel sitting around, and or something/someone to pay for it, as well as someone to machine it, because none of that exists anymore.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 33 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I was gonna say that these men DID go to therapy.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That was my thought.

Men got themselves a hobby they enjoy, and gets to share with others. Two amazing things for someones overall mental health. Sounds like someone living the dream.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, most people today meed therapy because they feel isolated from their work, unappreciated, and are stressed about finances. A hobby where you work towards a common goal with no real world consequences is what most people need in their life right now. ~~~~

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 1 points 6 months ago

Honestly, if you think about it, therapy did kind of replace the support structures formed in tight knit communities...