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rjh29yesterday at 4:37 PM1 replyview on HN

Or any community that involves conspicuous consumption. There's always what feels like a majority of people who collect/buy/show off more than they use things


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wdfxyesterday at 4:40 PM

and that's fine in some sense if you're honest about what you're doing.

I have at least one guitar that I rarely play but I keep because I consider it a work of art and a collectible. But, I have others which are workhorses and I play daily.

It gets awkward when collecting is presented as a way to be a better musician, which is clearly false.

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