Materialism, or I don't want to grow up.

[cdave]

Someone just asked on a forum I frequent if anyone had any old trading cards they didn't want.

I do. I found them ages ago. I was quite into the franchise of which the cards were part of, and had all sorts of related tat. I found an incomplete set in a charity shop, so snapped them up. But I never new anyone else who was into them. And didn't have a display shrine or anything. So they just sit in a bag. Taking up space I don't really have spare.

I quite like owning them. But they serve no real purpose. Unlike a book, I'm not keeping it with the thought I'll re-use them some day. Unlike art, I'm not really going to get pleasure from looking at them, or displaying them.

So I'll give them up to someone else who wants them. But it feels like a scarily grown up decision. I can't be more than 5 years since I saw them and thought "nifty, want".

Comments

[jon-a-five.livejournal.com]

Dunno, I find the ability to say 'no' to myself kinda liberating. Gives me a sense of self control. More so now I'm UB40 and really have to be careful with money. My Amazon wish list has gotten big as I've kept adding books, CDs and graphic novels that I've not just bought and now there's a nice list for my family to choose stuff from for Xmas.

Not buying videogames means I've revisited a couple recently and I've got a few more I want to go back to. Now I have the time and lack of new games it's the perfect opportunity. (actually re-finished one today to get a couple of Xbox achievments I wanted from it).

I still have too many books on my 'to be read' pile. I keep buying them piss cheap from charity shops plus there's a bunch I got free and a bunch that were Xmas and birthday presents. I'd be working through them better if I still had the two hours a day reading on my commute!