Alphabetisation is like something that a non-collector does when confronted with a collection. Each to their own, it's certainly something I've done in the pas

Alphabetisation is like something that a non-collector does when confronted with a collection. Each to their own, it's certainly something I've done in the past as a (former) collector - the stress you felt may be more of a projection reaction, though your observations about meaning in the madness are valid.