As long as I hang onto it I can convince myself that I might pick it back up at some point. To give it away is to admit defeat.

Me, refusing to uninstall games in my backlog I haven't even launched once yet.

My pi3 retro build (I'm talking cabinet, USB NES controllers, ALL them games. From all the regions) will age like fine wine.

I hate it so much, the anxiety of not understanding the overview of what you are reading abut, the subsequent decisions, the pauses bcs your brainhole just gave out & needed some recharging time, etc.

... wait, did I say 'hate'??

Researching and shopping is almost always what puts an end to the interest for me.

dopamining

Oh god that word is so brilliant it gave me goosebumps and ASMR or whatever chills over my lower back and ass. Mmmm

I think it's got to be like once you've donated, it's in the system and you're just another borrower.

Maybe there should be a cooling off period for any items over a certain value where you can get it back if you regret donating. But stuff like pens and glitter isn't going to be worth the bother of tracking that sort of thing.

You have to go through a cooldown before you can list something again, to make sure you've really thought about it. Either that or it lets you think you've listed something, but doesn't actually list it for a couple of days to make sure you're serious.

I think there could be a box that you check, where another person linked to your account signs off on it. That way you can list it, and then when they think you're renewed interest has died again, it really gets listed.

Look, I said I was sorry! What do you want from me!?!

There's no way a neurotypical figured out that the stars rotate in predictable patterns in the sky that correlate with the changes in seasons and can be used to time crop planting. Also, that guy probably had a cave full of star drawings and was fed by the tribe because he routinely forgot to eat.

We would correct the economy

You just swap the moderation hobby when you're bored of it and someone else takes up the mantle

Yeah was just about to say this is just Facebook Marketplace, or Craigslist.

You've gone even older.

Sounds like communism, better stamp that out immediately.

Tell that to the guy who drives a 3 ton pickup truck to work every day, because of that one time 4 years ago he had to transport a fridge rather than pay £20 to have it delivered.

"That's socialism though..." Shut the fuck up becky, we know.

Sounds like communism to me. Better not say that too loud.

I've been thinking for years now about the idea of opening up a "neighbourhood kitchen." I would prepare and provide all sorts of common ingredients, as well as cooking tools. People could come in and use what they want, maybe paying a membership fee plus used consumables. The most annoying parts of cooking are gathering the ingredients and cleaning up, these would be done for you.

No, see I’m going to get back to needle felting! I’m just figure drawing, building battle bots and 3d modelling for a bit. Then I’ll get back to it and I’ll need all my stuff!

This is the gift economy. See if your local community has a free store, mutual aid society, or buy nothing network. My wife is about to go swap about twenty pounds of vintage glassware she's no longer interested in collecting for boardgames, pastries, and future favors.

All aboard the Hobby Train! Chooo Choo!

Around Seattle we got tool libraries, I don't see how this would be that different

I hyperfixate on research to find the best price/performance fpr my use case and then either forget, abandon or maybe follow through with it.
Last research (but only very minor): Ayn Thor to emulate Nintendo DS with an actual clam-shell dual screen setup.
Usecase: Pokemon Plat (or Diamond) and Dr. Kawashima would be prime material.
But it would be capable of playing less-demanding switch titles.

Currently waiting because of cost and quality of hardware. But it looks promising (believe it was 400€ in total)

Literally every time I've finally been like "okay I'm really never going to use this" and get rid of something. A situation will come up in the next few months where I'm like "welp, this would have been perfect for that thing I threw out".

If it will make you happy and won't break the bank, do it bro! I just bought a 3rd and 4th gaming computer because it was too good a deal/upgrade to pass up and you know what, that $450 will not only come back, but I am going to get so much more joy from a 3080/5900x rig than the money in my account made me

My printer broke like 5 years ago and i still have so many rolls of material...

Depending on how much time has passed, your old gear might have been outdated anyway, so many new shinies.

sighs at old semi-abandoned Ender3 v1 in need of tinkering

eyes all the new reasonably priced multi-filament or resin printers

You pay monthly?

Arghh! I thought this ides was perfect.

Build on each other's research! There's way too much information for any single person to collect and synthesize.

Not necessarily. Some economists say this (on a large scale) would even lead to greater wealth in the population. However, it would destroy capitalism pretty quickly.