I'm the exact opposite. Shooting is the one hobby I never got away from, and always came back to throughout the last 50+ years. When I was younger I had motorcycles, boats, ATV's, watercraft, etc.
But the interest came and went quickly with all of those play toys. (As did partying and chasing girls). The depreciation, insurance, and maintenance grew to be an enormous and constant pain. And it was worse with women!
You pay good money for all of that crap, and even if you take immaculate care of them, you take it in the shorts when you sell. And you don't spend anywhere near the hours with them you think you do either.
But firearms are different. Other than a cleaning and wipedown, they require no maintenance. No spark plugs, batteries, tune ups, or replacing expensive parts on a seemingly constant basis. They can and do last several lifetimes with minimal care.
Most go up in value, not down. And guns have a certain appeal to men, much like expensive jewelry does to women. It's hard to explain, but they do.
I shoot nowhere near as much as I should, in relationship to the amount of guns that I have. But I don't have to in order to extract pleasure from owning them.
After a lifetime in machining and manufacturing, I can appreciate what goes into building a good, finely finished firearm. I don't have to shoot it to get that enjoyment. I'll never sell a gun. That will be my wife's job when I'm gone.
But until that day comes, I will enjoy them all for as long as I can.