Pop culture today is typically dominated by films, TV shows and Video games. If you look at these forms of media even further, you’ll see that a lot of our media is influenced by comics, with Marvel dominating the silver and big screen.
This can make pop culture feel slightly less diverse, as many products begin to feel samey and stale. That’s why many people have turned to different hobbies to add variety to their lives. These hobbies have now become super popular and have entered the mainstream.
Here’s a look at some of those new pop culture hobbies.
Card collecting
Brands like Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh were popular franchises for card trading back in the day. However, fuelled by nostalgia and a vibrant YouTube trend, these pastimes are now the in-thing for millennials in 2022.
Millions of cards from a wide array of franchises are being traded, bought and unpacked daily, demonstrating just how massive this trend this.