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What is this "work" you speak of?

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And GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) is a thing a lot of beginners fall prey to. Nobody likes being bad at something, and manufacturers love to promise that their gimmick will make you good overnight.

I do photography as a hobby, and you absolutely do not need a $2000 camera to take good photos. Some of my favorite shots have been taken with my phone, despite owning a dslr.

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Unpopular opinion: I never saw the appeal of Frank Lloyd Wright, honestly. I don't know how anybody can look at Falling Water and not see a bunch of cardboard boxes somebody left at the creek.

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Another nice thing about cheap gear, is that it's less intimidating. I had a friend once who wanted to get into guitar, so his folks bought him a real nice new acoustic guitar, and he was just too worried about breaking it to actually learn how to play. His buddy took him down to the thrift store, got him a $10 used Yamaha electric to learn on instead, and he was able to get over that particular hump.

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What happened to my wood glue?

It looks like it's curing in the bottle. Having a poor seal, and hot temperature can make it cure faster, but it'll eventually happen to any bottle of unused glue as the solvents evaporate out. Part of it is that plastic bottles are pretty bad at containing solvents in the long run, so glues that come in a metal can or tube will have a longer shelf life, but it might just be easier to buy a smaller amount of glue when you need it.