It's probably somewhat like classic cars - they're objectively worse in most ways (slower, less comfortable, less reliable, less safe) but people enjoy the experience.
It's probably somewhat like classic cars - they're objectively worse in most ways (slower, less comfortable, less reliable, less safe
At least for me, there is an element of "I preserved this myself" that would make an older car a point of pride. Eg if I had owned a car for many decades and worked on it myself, it maybe objectively worse than a new one but it's something I had a part in.
I feel this way about parts of my house that I worked on , versus hiring someone.
I am not sure if this is the factor for most collectors (perhaps "I own this" is enough for them) but just throwing this out.
Oh absolutely, as I say I have no problem with people enjoying them more, I would if I could put up with the lesser reliability, but within the large circle of people that like classic cars, there is still that smaller circle that don't actually really ever drive them, but will talk endlessly about how good the driving experience is versus disgusting modern cars.
I guess people like to be a part of an exclusive group, even if they don't particularly enjoy what the group does. I'm probably guilty of it somewhere, though I still don't think its right
We could perhaps even collect people and personalities. And, much like with physical objects, the rarest and most unusual ones tend to be the ones that we most enjoy bringing up in conversation.
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It's probably somewhat like classic cars - they're objectively worse in most ways (slower, less comfortable, less reliable, less safe) but people enjoy the experience.
At least for me, there is an element of "I preserved this myself" that would make an older car a point of pride. Eg if I had owned a car for many decades and worked on it myself, it maybe objectively worse than a new one but it's something I had a part in.
I feel this way about parts of my house that I worked on , versus hiring someone.
I am not sure if this is the factor for most collectors (perhaps "I own this" is enough for them) but just throwing this out.
Oh absolutely, as I say I have no problem with people enjoying them more, I would if I could put up with the lesser reliability, but within the large circle of people that like classic cars, there is still that smaller circle that don't actually really ever drive them, but will talk endlessly about how good the driving experience is versus disgusting modern cars.
I guess people like to be a part of an exclusive group, even if they don't particularly enjoy what the group does. I'm probably guilty of it somewhere, though I still don't think its right
It's a classic Veblen status thing. Bookshelves and vinyl collections are a class marker.
You can't impress visitors if your book and music collection is on a NAS in your office, no matter how many tens of thousands of media items you own.
Assuming your visitors are the type to be impressed by that.
To me it looks either like trying too hard or just hoarding.
Empty space is the real Veblen these days!
We could perhaps even collect people and personalities. And, much like with physical objects, the rarest and most unusual ones tend to be the ones that we most enjoy bringing up in conversation.