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I am probably an extremely anti-hoarder type. Old PC's get sent to a new home or junked if they have no use for me - old drives and broken phones get's smashed

I am probably an extremely anti-hoarder type. Old PC's get sent to a new home or junked if they have no use for me - old drives and broken phones get's smashed with a hammer and then binned - that useless firewire cable or USB-1 long gone. I only keep kettle (3 pin power) plugs around. Moving homes I gave all my books to the local library. I read them already and a kindle is more efficient. My dual core Mac Pro PowerPC G5 went to a metal recycler as nobody wanted it and sold my Dual Xeon Mac Pro cheesegrater (still miss the damm thing) for the same price I paid for it 2 years earlier.

skeeter2020 3y ago
>> I read them already and a kindle is more efficient. Substituting electronic formats for physical has nothing to do with being an anti-horder, in fact you could have very few possessions but be extremely upset (i.e. clinically depressed) over the loss of any items that is not inline with their monetary or emotional value, and be closer to a hoarder than somebody with "lots of stuff". It's the OCD-collecting and misaligned value/ownership perspective; you can easily do this in a spartan room with a big enough hard drive.
- g8oz 3y ago
  The difference between an IRL hoarder and a digital hoarder is in the real world impacts. Digital hoarding does not have the same consequences for those around you i.e family friends neighbors or your property. Real life hoarding destroys homes and can blight a neighborhood. Here's a list of impacts one law firm posted regarding harmful "collection behaviors": Mold growth Pest infestations Structural damage Fire hazards Tripping hazards Respiratory diseases and infections https://silverwrightlaw.com/impacts-of-hoarding-on-communities https://silverwrightlaw.com/impacts-of-hoarding-on-communiti...
Aloha 3y ago
My Xeon mac pro is still in service, I should break out the G5, I reckon - but I've not. I did get rid of all of my Old World hardware at least.

skeeter2020 3y ago

>> I read them already and a kindle is more efficient. Substituting electronic formats for physical has nothing to do with being an anti-horder, in fact you could have very few possessions but be extremely upset (i.e. clinically depressed) over the loss of any items that is not inline with their monetary or emotional value, and be closer to a hoarder than somebody with "lots of stuff". It's the OCD-collecting and misaligned value/ownership perspective; you can easily do this in a spartan room with a big enough hard drive.

g8oz 3y ago
The difference between an IRL hoarder and a digital hoarder is in the real world impacts. Digital hoarding does not have the same consequences for those around you i.e family friends neighbors or your property. Real life hoarding destroys homes and can blight a neighborhood. Here's a list of impacts one law firm posted regarding harmful "collection behaviors": Mold growth Pest infestations Structural damage Fire hazards Tripping hazards Respiratory diseases and infections https://silverwrightlaw.com/impacts-of-hoarding-on-communities https://silverwrightlaw.com/impacts-of-hoarding-on-communiti...

Aloha 3y ago

My Xeon mac pro is still in service, I should break out the G5, I reckon - but I've not. I did get rid of all of my Old World hardware at least.