Does anyone like collecting?

[Princess Viola]

I collect action figures, Pokémon cards, and plushies. I guess you could also say I collect physical media as well because I still buy like BDs and DVDs but I'm not buying them to collect them, I'm buying them because I like to own TV shows and movies physically (I'd still call it a collection, I guess).

 

[Crossbreed]

...I still buy like BDs and DVDs...

My son was telling me that virtual/on-line collections (like on Disney+) are constantly subject to revision due to current social sensibilities et al. even after you "own" them.

DVDs are the best way to go if you want them to remain unedited.

 

[Princess Viola]

My son was telling me that virtual/on-line collections (like on Disney+) are constantly subject to revision due to current social sensibilities et al. even after you "own" them.

DVDs are the best way to go if you want them to remain unedited.

Not just that but you don't actually own anything on any streaming services like Disney+, Netflix, etc.

With the way rights for digital content are, something can just be taken down because the rights expired (or the company behind the streaming service just doesn't want to pay residuals anymore) and then it's not available on any streaming service anymore.

You don't have to worry about that when you buy something physically. Even if a license expires and a DVD or BD goes out of print, it's not going to be taken away from you. You own it.

 

[emi00PM]

I have lots of books and plushies, but I’m getting way less of them these days because I am physically running out of room for them. I also can’t afford to buy that stuff all the time anymore because I need to save up more money for basic needs and I make less than I used to.

 

[Shamar]

That reminded me. I also collect pre-electronic computers and calculators. Yes, such things exist. There is nothing quite like watching a Monroe Calculator trying to divide by zero. I am still trying to find an affordable Kurta.

A while ago, I saw an interesting rock in some decorative gravel. I couldn't quite figure it out, so I cut it up and made a thin section. For those who don't know (probably most of you), a thin section is a slice of rock mounted on a microscope slide and ground down to 40 microns, or .001 inch. You can see all sorts of fascinating thing. Later I saw another interesting rock. That's the problem with being a geologist, EVERY rock is interesting. I made a thin section of that one, too. I kept seeing interesting rocks and making thin sections. I just realized I had put together a significant thin section collection. I even made thin sections out of some spare tektites I had (I found a very tiny bit of the original impactor in the Moldavite, and there was remnant structure in the Dainbai Indochinite). And I still have a bunch of rocks I haven't gotten to yet. I also have some fossils I may cut up to see the inside.

Some people say I'm nuts. They may be right.

 

[Crossbreed]

Some people say I'm nuts. They may be right.

You May Be Right, Billy Joel (1980)​