You're Not Going To Believe This: Another Cirrus Is Down (Statesville, NC)

"Gary Drescher" wrote

The literal meaning of 'hobby' is just as you say, and is not disparaging.
However, words such as 'hobbyist' or 'amateur' are sometimes used to suggest a
superficial level of competence, in contrast with the presumed expertise of a
'professional'. People may become defensive about that connotation.

Right. It could be that it is because we think of a hobby as play. No one
wants to think of themselves as "playing" at flying.
--
Jim in NC

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:30:22 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote in :


"Gary Drescher" wrote

The literal meaning of 'hobby' is just as you say, and is not disparaging.
However, words such as 'hobbyist' or 'amateur' are sometimes used to suggest a
superficial level of competence, in contrast with the presumed expertise of a
'professional'. People may become defensive about that connotation.

Right. It could be that it is because we think of a hobby as play.

I think both of you nailed it.

No one wants to think of themselves as "playing" at flying.

Neither do our passengers nor those over whom we fly.