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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

Pirated TV series, specifically those that are finished.

[–] Libertus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I collect spores, molds and fungus.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

You must be some fungi.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Books and LEGO.

[–] AndreSt@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

Postcards from World War 1

[–] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 5 points 10 hours ago

Hyperfixations in the form of hobbies.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 hours ago

Emotional trauma

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago

That one popped up on my radar, but I typically tilt toward hobbies which are literally productive.

[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Pretty clothes, hats, jewelry, crystals and cool rocks, musical instruments, board games, video games, antique wooden puzzles, books, ice cream recipes, crafting supplies and good fabrics, vintage kitchen equipment and appliances, solid wood furniture, projects, skills, hobbies.... everything is interesting and my house is a glorious mess full of fascinating things.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 13 hours ago
[–] koncertejo@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

Music. I've got an extensive collection of vinyl records, and a smaller collection of CDs, tapes, and MiniDiscs.

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 9 points 15 hours ago

My condolences.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Books. Slowly working on organizing them by Library of Congress number, but it’s a large collection and a lot of effort. I give fiction and contemporary political nonfiction to little free libraries once I read them, but still have quite a lot.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 9 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I stopped because I don't want it to overtake my living space more but X-Men figures.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 20 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 7 points 18 hours ago

Stop calling me!

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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Music!

I've been building up my collection for a few years now. Mostly just video game soundtracks and classical music. I don't have any interest in popular music.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Nice. For classical music, is there anything you look for specifically or do you go for any performance?

[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

For classical music, is there anything you look for specifically?

Currently, my collection mostly contains works from well-known composers like Beethoven, Mozart, and Debussy. However, I do have some compilations from lesser-known composers such as Antonin Dvorak and Franz Schubert.

Do you go for any performance?

I'm open to any classical piece, be it from famous composers like Mozart, to lesser known composers like Dvorak.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I get composers, but what about performances? I assume two separate orchestras would play the same piece differently and your experience might be able to pick out the differences.

[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I don't have a particular preference when it comes to performances. So long as the piece roughly sounds like the source, I'll enjoy the performance.

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Guitars.

I mean I actually do use all of them. Most of them. Some of them.

One of them.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

But the other ones looked so pretty.

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 5 points 17 hours ago

You get me.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Coffee mugs.

I actually have next to no glassware in my home aside from a few beer glasses and such that were gifted to me. Otherwise, I just use the mugs for everything lol.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

At my age, wrinkles.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

CDs! i love putting albums in my stereo and listening to them :)

[–] TheWeirdestCunt@lemmy.today 7 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I started collecting CDs a few months back because I got fed up of not owning my music, now I'm looking into refurbished mini pcs to use as a server for it all.

A charity shop nearby sold 10 CDs in mystery packs for the price of one normal cd so my collection grew pretty quick, some of the stuff is shit but some of the CDs were multi disk compilations that have really helped bulk it out.

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[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Seeds, firewood, axes and tools, information, collaborators and community, ammo, firearms; though my collection is set and not planning more. Silver and gold but haven’t bought in years.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 15 points 19 hours ago
[–] yuknowhokat@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Experience from bad decisions.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Good judgement come from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 13 hours ago
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 10 points 18 hours ago

I started a british tea towel collection. But than I figured out that life is ridiculously expensive, so I haven't traveled abroad in 20 years. My tea towel collection is still 3.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 16 hours ago

nothing anymore really. I have a few things that I sorta don't want to part with from my earlier consumer days but now I just want to dejunk and live sparesly.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I ended up with three crucifixes by various happenstance, and then I kinda just started buying cool ones whenever I'd see any in thrift stores.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

An extremely subjective and esoteric set of criteria. Sometimes it's because the representation of Jesus is hot, sometimes the crucifix is rather ornate, sometimes it's just different from what I've seen before.

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Knives, flashlights, and books.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Broken universes.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)
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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 16 hours ago

Nothing and I have no interest in collecting unused material items.

[–] c64z86@piefed.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

I collect envelopes and computers.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

You know I don't collect laptops on purpose, I just don't get rid of them for some reason

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] c64z86@piefed.world 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It might sound weird but I like their texture and I will sit there and fidget with an envelope or a piece of paper in my hand. I have over 50 of them so far in my bag now 😆

The ones I don't like the feel of get tossed into the recycling bin.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 17 hours ago

A textural difference makes a lot of sense.

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