• Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
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      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.

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      6 months ago

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

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        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.

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          6 months ago

          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.

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            6 months ago

            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.

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            6 months ago

            I am an American, and I pay zero dollars for my and my kid’s therapy. But it’s okay, you just wanted the low-hanging fruit by taking a shot at America.