Does "learning to make beef jerky" count as a hobby for someone wishing to grow their hobbies? Or is it more accurately described as a culinary skill similar to barbecuing or slow-cooking or smoking?

That’s largely due to lack of mobility training. I would highly suggest making that one of your hobbies.

Already on it 💪

Ngl, and I don’t think you are a bot, but this feels like one of those astroturfed askreddit questions that come from bots.

I have terrible social skills in real life, I guess that bled into my online persona too. 🤦‍♂️

Its fine. Just be who you are and we'll adapt to you.

On the topic, whats important to you about a hobby versus a skill or technique?

If it’s more akin to a culinary skill, then I plan to go on a deep dive to the back bottom corners of my closet to find my rock wool cubes and plant 20 hydroponic tomato seeds before the end of this weekend.

So that's what that is! With a mixture of the title and the image, initially thought this was a "Do you know how much space it takes to make one bag of beef jerky vs "this plant"".

Also, you made me hungry for pişmaniye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%9Fmaniye

On the topic, whats important to you about a hobby versus a skill or technique?

I spent the first 30 years of my life in front of my computer. All my hobbies were computer or video game related. I also was immobile about 5 years ago (bedridden, over 400 pounds). It feels wasteful to not utilize my newfound mobility and do stuff outdoors. I can go back to all my old childhood hobbies when I'm old & senile.

I'd vote for the tomato, but as an avid and semi-pro grower, I don't recommend starting with 40 tomato starts.

Maybe grow 4 tomatoes. In large, at least 5 gallon pots. And don't start your own. Its late in the season. Go to a garden store and buy established plants and soil, then transplant.

Seems to me that hobby = skill + opinions.

Be that crazy geezer running 5k theough the snow in his 80s!
That's my plan at least, I'm not going away easily