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Honest question: isn't this the same mentality of hoarders?Originally Posted by Fe 26
This. I have my joysticks, controllers, fake instruments w/e in them. I also have an entertainment center that has enough spots for cable, switcher, reciever, wii, ps3, 360, modbox, so the wires arent all gangly and a mess. Games, dvd's and larger peripherals go in the closet.
Yes.
They are all emotional crutches.
As (rational) people get older, they realize that possessions mean less and less.
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My father still has 2,000 records. I'm glad he does. There are some bangers there. He regularly revisits them, as do I. I would be alarmed if he just had them lying around. Instead, he keeps building his stereo.
yeah. It is.
It is that mindset combined with something else that makes a hoarder. Like they love to shop and they have a divorce, so they both shop and hoard to cope with the depression. They use it as a form of avoidance. Or they might be obsessive, so they don't just hoard the one thing they can use, but everything related to the thing they can use. It is like the difference between having to own every sonic game because you liked them and really enjoyed them as a kid and owning ever genesis game ever, and never playing 50%.
The mindset on its own isn't bad. If anything it is very healthy and increases chances of survival. It is intelligent resource management. Being able to see what things are and how they connect to other things and what you might do with them in the future. And it may be anecdotal but I've never met a self made rich person who didn't have this outlook. They got where they are in life by being thrifty and seeing the potential in resources and people.
But yeah, that is how hoarders think. They can't get rid of things because they see potential in it. But that is just how life is. The difference between a character flaw and strength is mostly happenstance. The same thing that might make person easily addicted to drugs might also make them a really dedicated worker. The same thing that might make someone an aloof cold asshole might make them really good at working alone.
Last edited by Fe 26; 18 Jan 2011 at 03:02 PM.
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Boo, Hiss.
Let me put it this way and give an example.
My kitchen Aid mixer.
My dad got my mother a kitchen aid mixer for their first wedding anniversary. It is an American made unit as well as made by Hobart, the large industrial food equipment manufacturer. It looks a lot like the unit sold at Walmart but is made of better components.
Like 5 years ago it finally died. My mom tinkered with it, never got it to work, and was going to give it away. My dad snatched up, put it in storage and got her a new one.
Two years ago I asked my mom what she did with it and she said she gave it away. I was shocked. Then my dad said he put it up. And I asked if I could have it if I could fix it. He agreed. I went up into his shop and got it out, opened it up, and cleaned up the insides, and it has worked ever since.
So what did I get from this "hoarding" ?
I saved 200$
I could potentially make 50 - 100 if I resold it.
I am able to cook better and more food.
Every time I use it I think of my mother and father.
I gained skills in working with electric motors.
I have something of my mothers, that I can pass on to my children, and maybe even pass on some skills on how to fix it.
But according to the logic of some of you, it should have been thrown/given away.
Pontius is my Co-Pilate
Yes, videogames are exactly like that.
Awesome analogy bro!
Boo, Hiss.
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