Thanks for posting this. Interesting reading the responses.

Wonder why people at work would think of pinball as a lonely hobby. Pinball can be a very social hobby if you chose for it to be. Gardening or stamp collecting seems lonely but not pinball.

Was just thinking that if the roles were reversed a parent could see a kid online all day or playing video games and say "you need to get out more" or" video games are taking up your whole life". The parents may be right and the kid needs some external motivation to get out and do other things. On the other hand, so much of the gaming today is actually interacting with others online. Multiplayer games are where some people get all the social interaction they need.

I personally like the idea of lots of friends and going out a lot. The reality though is that I find happiness in some things that are not suited to multiple people such as working on pins or working on my tractor, farm, etc. My work requires me to interact with people all day so more an more it is family and alone time.

This thread has me considering going to the next pinball expo or event so I can meet some of the people who post on Pinside.