# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6542 "2026-02-19T19:34:36Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> It’s not that collecting stuff (or having relationships with AI) is “harmful” IMHO. It’s that it might be used as a crutch or safety blanket that covers up or lets you get away with not having to deal with some actual underlying issue.

You didn’t say “might be” in that thread. You literally said that you see anyone who collects things as exhibiting symptoms of a disturbed mind.

> [@Is it THAT unusual to not collect anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-unusual-to-not-collect-anything/1027792/13):
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> IMHO. collecting things is a symptom of a disturbed mind.

Which is, to my eye, a rude insult to anyone who collects things, including myself. If you want to paint a whole lot of people with that judgmental brush with your post, then own that you are being fucking rude to them.

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