I’m all for hobbies and people enjoying themselves. But there is somethimg about owning 100 sneakers or 100 funko pops that i just kinda feel gross about.
Collecting is a hobby that’s just about consuming.
Sure it can be a joy in hunting for the thing, going to estate auctions in weird places you’d never otherwise find yourself, taking a risk on a super beat up <thing you collect> then cleaning and repairing it to make it worthy of being part of your collection. Or better yet making your own <thing you collect> from scratch, or as a Frankenstein of multiple dead <things you collect> into one functioning one
But just hunting for stuff that was mass produced extremely recently and can’t be meaningfully restored, modified or repaired? I just have a hard time seeing that as a hobby. Hobbys are supposed to be time sinks first, money sinks second. A good hobby can usually be done fairly cheaply if you’re willing to put in more work. I don’t see how just buying stuff and putting it on a shelf can be as satisfying as spending hours making/repairing something.
I’m all for hobbies and people enjoying themselves. But there is somethimg about owning 100 sneakers or 100 funko pops that i just kinda feel gross about.
They are hobbies created by the corporations themselves, inherently soulless.
Especially since sneakers are just a different flavor of fast fashion.
Collecting is a hobby that’s just about consuming.
Sure it can be a joy in hunting for the thing, going to estate auctions in weird places you’d never otherwise find yourself, taking a risk on a super beat up <thing you collect> then cleaning and repairing it to make it worthy of being part of your collection. Or better yet making your own <thing you collect> from scratch, or as a Frankenstein of multiple dead <things you collect> into one functioning one
But just hunting for stuff that was mass produced extremely recently and can’t be meaningfully restored, modified or repaired? I just have a hard time seeing that as a hobby. Hobbys are supposed to be time sinks first, money sinks second. A good hobby can usually be done fairly cheaply if you’re willing to put in more work. I don’t see how just buying stuff and putting it on a shelf can be as satisfying as spending hours making/repairing something.
100 sneakers or 100 pairs? 🤓
100 mismatched shoes
All right shoes. Due to a collection method of going into a shoe store, trying on display models that fit, then just running for it.
It’s not a shoe collection, it’s a trophy collection.