Missbunny said:
> I’ve been to people’s houses where they have more than 5,000 CDs. Why?
Because they’re obsessive music collectors or jam band traders that have to have every variation of every recording in a certain genre or by a certain band. I know someone that has over 5,000 recordings of just Grateful Dead and Widespread Panic concerts … that’s it. The key word here is “obsessive;” music collecting is often seen as an extreme form of geekery by the outside world.
> Other people have plasma TVs. Why? A $200 Sony shows the same picture.
May I suggest an eye exam? There’s a huge difference between an widescreen HDTV display and a 19" 4:3 NTSC/PAL display.
> Some people hang expensive paintings on their walls. Why? A print from
> Michael’s is way cheaper and less bother.
Fine art is an investment that will at least hold its value, if not increase slightly. A print is just decoration. I own prints, BTW; I can’t afford $5,000 to $1,000,000 for an original version of a painting that appeals to me.
> Some people buy a Ferrari or a Mercedes. Why? A Honda will get you where
> they want to go.
Much different cars. I bought a fairly expensive car because I do a lot of long-distance driving. A better comparison would be owning one Honda to owning 100 Hondas.
> Some people buy DVDs or videos. Why? It’s not like they’re going to watch
> them every day and they could just rent them.
They might do a lot of entertaining. They might also really enjoy a certain film, and it’s more economical to buy the DVD and watch it several times rather than rent it several times. There are also film geeks who don’t so much care about the plot as the “craft” behind it; they watch a film to study lighting, special effects, camera work, and acting techniques.
> “Collecting” shoes is no more strange than anything else.
Like collecting Beanie Babies, unicorn figurines, Care Bears, thimbles, troll dolls, spoons, self-help books and stray cats? 