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people who turn wanting into having, then having into a personality.
means individuals who systematically acquire and keep objects of a shared category for reasons beyond mere use.
from from latin colligere, to gather together — the same root as collect, collage, and recollect, all versions of gathering scattered things into meaning.
cabinet of curiosities16th-century europe's proto-museum, one rich person's obsession
completion drivebrain rewards the gap-filling more than the object itself
hoarding linepsychiatry distinguishes collecting by organization, not quantity
beanie babies crash1999 speculative bubble wiped out amateur collector fortunes
for instance
marie kondo's opposite — warren buffett kept his childhood coin collection into his 90s
comic book grading — cgc has certified over 15 million comics since 2000
vinyl record revival — us collectors bought 43 million lp's in 2023 alone