I happens with programming for me too. I can't watch The Social Network without pausing it and thinking I need to go code something.

Isn't that the reverse effect? I could never watch football (soccer) as a child - why would I want to watch other people having fun when I can go and do it myself! Invariably I'd respond by going out to play [with a] football.

Yeah, I misread, it's the Evil Demon at work.

Let's be fair. Even if those videos weren't there the chances of most people investing 15k on the hope of sticking to learning a complex skill are slim.

From the other side: watched the videos, bought a ton of stuff to have my own machine shop. Now the videos are even more relevant - it’s the little things that mean so much. (Like the fun tricks to know something is parallel or square or the different ways to measure something).

It was really expensive, and I already had a background in automotive work and woodwork to some degree, and a decent IT skill set, but damn, machining is really gratifying.

Y'all are supposed to be talking me OUT of spending money. :P

People in general love buying home gyms and computers and clothes and vehicles and stuff they never use to their potential.

just curious...how much do you have to watch, I don't seem to have gotten there yet.