One of the weirdest pitfalls of consumerism is collectivism. Nearly everyone I know who owns a house has a room for junk filling. In some cases, an extra room just for storage is a huge plus when shopping for a new home. Those that aren't so lucky rent one of those dozens of Armored Storage cells, surrounded by barbed wire and guarded 24-7 by rent-a-cops and surveillance cameras.
It's all a bit distasteful to me, especially when hoarding becomes a hobby. I'm not talking about collecting coins or Angelina Jolie's kids. Just the immense amount of crap we own and our excuse for keeping it. It's a retarded breed of circular reasoning. I collect things because they are collectible.
Collector's items are a bullshit idea to begin with. This heavily manufactured, mass-produced item is somehow valuable, but only because the manufacturer itself says so. When I was 9, I had a binder filled with Pokémon cards that were printed for less than a nickel, yet I was told I should buy pack after pack for $10. I filled my room with pieces of paper, thinking each one was precious. I was too young to know what to believe, so I believed what the TV said.
Every month, Burger King unveils a new cup or toy or whatever to commemorate the latest blockbuster movie. There are actually people who buy this shit and hold onto it, hoping one day they can hawk it at a swap meet. And maybe, someone will buy it, for whatever idiotic reason, making that Shrek 4 jock strap or Star Trek drug sample cup have an accumulative value. But really, when you think about it, is it worth anything?
I will admit my own attachment to things, but it thoroughly disgusts me. I want to move away from that, and the first step is admitting what I have is not worth a damn. I demonstrated this in the below video, with a Phoenix Suns Coca-Cola bottle that celebrates something no one can remember anyway. And this is even more aggravating -- we're stockpiling soft drinks while millions starve on our city streets. Despicable.
The scariest part? The coke was still carbonated, tasted fine and didn't make me sick. Coke has no clear expiration date. Anyway, I plan to absolve my attachment to things a little more. I hope you'll do the same.
Similar thought in a previous post called The Audacity of Humanity.
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