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.
the fact that you’re doing it during lunch makes it not weird, IMO, because that’s just the convenient place and time to do it.
it would be weird (not bad) to leave home and go to the park to do it
Most people are going to think it’s cool, it’s not any more weird than playing the guitar on the street or playing on a public piano.
Good point, put a hat on the ground in front of you can you can make a buck or two… (this isn’t legal in every city, but it should be)
the only barrier to this is in your head
Na, totally fine. Go for it mate.
I’d think it be cool as heck.
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.
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
I’m approaching 40 And it was hard enough with cable internet being all the rage.
Now that kind of connectivity is 24/7 and on personal pocket sized devices.
I don’t envy today’s youth.
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.
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.
I have noticed that too, which is really odd because they well know I’m the center of the universe not them. \s
and hurts no one.
That depends entirely on what he’s juggling and how skilled he is.
If they were farting glitter and juggling I would certainly be impressed.
As long as the glitter is biodegradable ….
“You’ll worry less about what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do.”
David Foster Wallace
I’d say that’s exactly what the park is for.
Who cares what others think? Live your life.
Juggling in the park is exactly the kind of things parks are for. Anyone who thinks it’s weird has crippling hang-ups; their opinions can be safely disregarded.
I used to see whole groups of people juggle in the park.
Why are you interested in whether a forum deems it ‘weird’?
C’mon man. Social anxiety isn’t some niche mystery. Cut OP some slack.
I’d expect that people will probably look and watch, but that’s just because juggling is entertaining
Compared to other public spaces, no.
Seems about the kind of activity people tend to do in parks.
Unless you’re causing harm to other people, what someone might think is rarely a good reason to not do something you genuinely want to.
There was one guy in my classes during undergrad who rode a unicycle while playing guitar. He did this everywhere he went. Cool guy. Very level headed and down to earth, just quirky.
i can assure you, if I could play the guitar while riding a unicycle, you’d never see me do anything else, ever again. and i do know how to ride one.
Thats an insane level of skill, guy’s got the right to brag.
