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hobbyists and amateurs  

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  • Hobbyists and amateurs distinguish themselves from many other kinds of participants in leisure in that the first two systematically pursue, typically over a period of many years, a complex, specialized, highly fulfilling free-time activity. Such leisure engenders acquisition of substantial skill, knowledge, or experience, usually a combination of these. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Hobbyists and Amateurs]

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