People who have struggled to get needed items in the past, or who have lived in poverty and learned how to use whatever is available to fit their needs, may hav

People who have struggled to get needed items in the past, or who have lived in poverty and learned how to use whatever is available to fit their needs, may have more of a hoarding propensity. The mindset of seeing an otherwise garbage-bound object, and finding potential utility for its remains means you are less likely to dispose of garbage. In a truly scarce world, you survive with little, but in the current world of abundance you quickly run out of space and then memory of all the stockpiled stuff that could be useful when you really have a use for it.