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# On attachment to equipment (RE: sysdharma) ### Entered in vim on RPoJ via ssh ### 20190119 In his last [phost][1], sysdharma writes of his addiction to keeping old equipment. His reasons include emotional and financial value of the old unused equipment in question. For me, it is also both. I have a lot of tech stuff I do not use. It gets worse if I go into my studio. I have a mountainous amount of musical instruments, but primarily play my favorite bass, guitar, and my drum kit. I have given stuff away before, I rarely would think to sell it. For the majority of these items, I always think, "I could end up needing it for..." I have been organizing my collections better. Buying storage drawers, rubbermaid boxes, putting things away when I am done using them. The side effect of this is if some of this stuff is not left out, I find myself not using it. Maybe a reminder for the start of spring to go thru shit and clean up would be a good solution. Spring seems like an appropriate time to do such things. I only need one tablet and a backup. Not five total. I have guitars I am not attached to, and some I very much am attached to. Perhaps the _not_ ones can go? If I am not going to learn how to tune my hurdy-gurdy, do I need to keep it? (in reflection, yes on that one... I'll learn how. It is a cool instrument). Sysdharma, I think you are so very far from being alone with this addiction. It is almost part and parcel of being in modern consumer culture. I admire people who can separate themselves from it. It is easier to look around my 2300 ft^2 home and identify empty spots to put more stuff, one of the five bedrooms is unused! ...maybe I have a problem. [1]: gopher://sdf.org/1/users/sysdharma/phlog/2019.01.19 "sysdharma - Another addiction"