I’m not sure I agree. We recently had a magic the gathering old cards discussion internally. People were showing off their collections, many of which were in t

I’m not sure I agree. We recently had a magic the gathering old cards discussion internally. People were showing off their collections, many of which were in the mid five digits price range (full beta power etc). People keep those things in bank vaults. If they play for fun they just use proxies. The odd time they go to a real tournament they take out the cards and use them. To me the desire to collect these things doesn’t take away anything. It is still a game, but it is also something to collect and enjoy just owning something rare for some, and that rare thing happens to also have other utility. The point of a thing can be multifaceted, and collection is as valid as any other point is, to me at least.