snorg wrote:

...I also have, between my GOG and Steam account, something like 700-800 games, so at this point I don't think I could possibly finish them even if I made it a full time job. So yeah maybe I'm an addict from that stand point but I bet I didn't spend more than $1500 on games over a ten year period. It is hard to resist those Humble Bundle and Steam and GOG sales. 😁 But yeah I'm definitely unlikely to finish those before I drop dead.

Well, I have a game collection of a very similar size (50+ Steam, 20+ Origin and around 650 GOG), and thinking about it, yes, probably I would not be playing all, yet alone finish them... Now I think that I'm somehow an addict...of gamesite sales? 😊

I am actually going the other way. I realize I have way to many systems (55 currently, see my signature) that I will not stop. I will keep going. At some point, my collection is so big and covers so much that the value (intrinsic as well) will keep increasing. I already passed the tipping point. Now it is time to accelerate, not slow down or give up stuff. 😀

Don't fall for it! Society, mostly businesses, with durable goods want to convince you that owning anything is bad. The future those corporations envision is where everyone pays to rent items when they want them, no one owns anything. They want to prove to you everything is worthless so you will buy the same things over and over again or pay to rent it. I've taken to calling Millenials "The Disposable Generation" because of this. They have been brought up to be uber consumers who believe that to own anything is a negative, they do not value durable goods or products and would rather buy a virtual item. This is exactly the behavior corporations want from consumers, they want to bring back the subscription model for everything.

Anyways sorry for the rant. There is a huge difference in being a hoarder and having a hobby or collection, dont let anyone else decide for you which is which, it's all a lifestyle marketing ploy.

I also have another theory buy items up now from when the millenials were teenagers and hang onto them for 20 years, what few durable goods they do enjoy will be rare and super valuable 20 years hence.

Ok, old man rant off.

Shagittarius wrote:

I also have another theory buy items up now from when the millenials were teenagers and hang onto them for 20 years, what few durable goods they do enjoy will be rare and super valuable 20 years hence.

Yeah, like the Obongophone and the Ellen DeGenerate slot machine 🤣