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What items do you have multiple of even though one would suffice? (feddit.uk)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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..and why?

Excluding the obvious such as clothes and utensils.

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[–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I never quite wrapped my mind around knife/flashlight collecting. I have one of each that I EDC and I did quite a bit research to find the ones I like the best (Benchmade Bugout and Wurkkos TS22 - both in green). Carrying anything else would mean leaving home the one I like the most which doesn't make any sense.

I don't judge. It's just one of those things I have no theory of mind for.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    To each their own. I mean, some people collect spoons of all things.

    Spoons. Not knives. Madness. (Next you're telling me it'll be forks.)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    I can’t really wrap my head around collecting anything, be it knives, Pokémon cards, video games, or classic cars.

    Maybe the closest thing I have to a collection is seeds, but I plant those to grow stuff. Is that a collection? Maybe! I guess you’re not disqualified for using the things in your collection.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    I collect cool rocks.

    Maybe collecting is a mental illness.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    There have been times when I’ve thought that but I think the test has to be based on how much it affects or doesn’t affect the rest of your life. If you’re spending huge amounts of time and money on it while the rest of your life and relationships suffer, it’s probably an issue. If it’s mostly a hobby that occupies a reasonable portion of your life, it’s fine.

    It does bother me though that some collecting hobbies seem to be mostly about spending money and trying to achieve a complete set rather than a mixture of stuff of collecting, repairing, researching, and visiting people, and going to shows etc. I’m all about variety in life though, so that may be a personal bias of mine.

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