On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM Bart Hirst via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
This part of the last post caught my eye:
*>Clearly, this was a collector, not just a hoarder.*
This is worrying! Is there some test that can be taken to determine ‘collectorness’ vs ‘hoarderness’??
It is more of a subjective measure than a test. You know it when you see it. In my opinion: *Collecting*: has a goal and is organized and within your ability to store and care for the items in a clean and temperature controlled environment. You can happily stop at any time. Your collecting is under financial and space control. The items are well taken care of. *Hoarding*: has no end goal other than endless gathering. They are stored in: 1) all available habitable space, and/or 2) outside storage space that isn't climate controlled and/or doesn't control vermin, and/or 3) rental storage space that keeps being added and added. Often there are negative financial consequences. You are never happy no matter how much you gather. It impacts the environment, people and space that you live in. The items are not taken care of very well and are often deteriorating, dirty or broken.
p.s. for myself I may need professional help and/or medication to understand why I keep "collecting" floppy drives :(
-- Bart Hirst "This signature will now be eaten up and spit out by Velociraptors."