I’m an adult male who works downtown near a pretty nice park. Now that the weather is getting better, I’d like to get outside at lunch and work on juggling.

I’ve never done it because I don’t want to the the weirdo that’s juggling in the middle of the day, but I don’t really have any other time when I can practice in an open space.

Would it be weird if you were in a park and a grown up man was there juggling?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. It probably says a lot about what I think about people who choose to mind their own business while engaging in things they enjoy in their spare time. I’ve learned a lot here. There also doesn’t seem to be a juggling/flow arts Lemmy community so maybe that’s something we can do.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    871·
    21 hours ago

    When you’re 20, you care what everyone thinks about you

    When you’re 40, you don’t give a shit what anyone thinks about you.

    When you’re 60, you’ll realize no one was thinking about you the whole time. It will be more empowering than depressing.

    Skip the worry. Do you. It’s public space and hurts no one.

    • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      I love this comment just for the fact you point out that no one really thinks about you and even if they do, their opinion isn’t relevant.

      I myself am 50 and I gave up many years ago even considering what other people think about me, as long as I behave in an ethical and kind way.

      This to say, I cannot imagine the daily stress of today’s generation, where every moment is spent disingenuously performing for others on SM and trying to get them to notice you

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      16·
      20 hours ago

      I keep trying to reinforce this for my wife at her work. People tend to grossly overestimate how much time others spend thinking about them. They don’t really think about you at all.

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        20 hours ago

        Too many people think they are the center of the universe, and everybody is watching them, so they never figure out the people they think are watching, think they are the center of their universe, too, and everyone is watching them.

        • bluGill@fedia.io
          2·
          19 hours ago

          I have noticed that too, which is really odd because they well know I’m the center of the universe not them. \s