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I have a similar disagreement with yeshivas, but a lot broader.

Many (even most) yeshivas in the charedi world do not tolerate even harmless activities that are not learning. Bachurim should be encouraged to have hobbies like music, sports, building, etc. because 95% of the male population is not cut out for full time learning to the exclusion of all else. If yeshivas understood that, then not only would their baalhabatim be more connected to yiddishkeit, but the yeshivas would also direct many more talented people toward klei kodesh.