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The difference between a consoomer and a fan - and what's the difference between collections and a shrine
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Its more a combination of collecting too much and the attitude. I'm still jostling around the stances of having a room while staying mature or having a wall unit of stuff at maximum. My opinion is around those two stances.
As I've mentioned you got @curbside stating that he personally finds a room filled with star wars merch a shrine.
You could talk to him about his stance if you want.
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Interesting question. I don’t think the size of the collection has as much to do with it as how the owner treats the accumulation of items. Some fans have been doing it slowly but for a long time.
The earlier comparison to gluttony was most apt.
Fans:
- The object of interest is not an over-significant part of their social life. It is properly relegated to a hobby, if an enthusiastic one.
- The object of interest may or may not be culturally relevant anymore.
- The object of interest is chosen due to a personal taste, inclination, experience, memory etc which may play a role in the fan’s choice of items.
- Most items collected have some individual worth, either sentimental/personal or monetary due to rarity or condition.
- The fan may or may not know or interact with any other fans.
- The fan may or may not document their collection.
- May have large collections, but generally either accumulated over an extended period of time or during a specific period of time when the getting was good. Some items may also be gifts, especially if the fan has a large social circle.
Consoomers:
- The object of interest is a significant part of their social life and/or personality. Disproportionate amounts of time are spent discussing or arguing about it, in real life or on the internet with people who may or may not care.
- The object of interest is likely to be culturally relevant, with new releases of merch to keep track of, look forward to and consoom alongside other consoomers as a sort of recurring social ritual.
- Derives more enjoyment from showing off the items in the collection than from the items themselves.
- The object of interest may be initially chosen for some nostalgic value but otherwise has little personal relevance to the consoomer, who uses it mostly for its social aspect.
- Most individual items collected also have little or no personal value; any monetary value is likely to be artificial due to consoomer-induced scarcity, consoomer-baiting overpricing or consoomer projections of value based on other consoomers. (See: Funko Pops)
- The consoomer likely documents or discusses their collection unprompted.
- Likely to acquire large collections quickly, buying new items constantly and with little discernment. Few items are gifts because the consoomer already bought everything the day it released with his own money.
- The object of interest is not an over-significant part of their social life. It is properly relegated to a hobby, if an enthusiastic one.
- The object of interest may or may not be culturally relevant anymore.
- The object of interest is chosen due to a personal taste, inclination, experience, memory etc which may play a role in the fan’s choice of items.
- Most items collected have some individual worth, either sentimental/personal or monetary due to rarity or condition.
- The fan may or may not know or interact with any other fans.
- The fan may or may not document their collection.
- May have large collections, but generally either accumulated over an extended period of time or during a specific period of time when the getting was good. Some items may also be gifts, especially if the fan has a large social circle.
Consoomers:
- The object of interest is a significant part of their social life and/or personality. Disproportionate amounts of time are spent discussing or arguing about it, in real life or on the internet with people who may or may not care.
- The object of interest is likely to be culturally relevant, with new releases of merch to keep track of, look forward to and consoom alongside other consoomers as a sort of recurring social ritual.
- Derives more enjoyment from showing off the items in the collection than from the items themselves.
- The object of interest may be initially chosen for some nostalgic value but otherwise has little personal relevance to the consoomer, who uses it mostly for its social aspect.
- Most individual items collected also have little or no personal value; any monetary value is likely to be artificial due to consoomer-induced scarcity, consoomer-baiting overpricing or consoomer projections of value based on other consoomers. (See: Funko Pops)
- The consoomer likely documents or discusses their collection unprompted.
- Likely to acquire large collections quickly, buying new items constantly and with little discernment. Few items are gifts because the consoomer already bought everything the day it released with his own money.
The earlier comparison to gluttony was most apt.
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In the 2000s I almost became a consoomer. But seeing the extremes that others went turned me off.
Example: couple that I knew had a small 2-bedroom apartment. One room was stuffed FULL of shelves of My Little Ponies (the originals, the new show hadn’t started yet) and transformers. So much that if you sneezed things would come crashing down. The dust (and smell) was unbearable. The rest of their living space was cramped and awkward because of this gross “dedicated” shrine room.
Like, starting to hoard and seeing a Trve Hoarder… wakes you up and scares you like gazing into a big, greasy mirror. Shudder.
Example: couple that I knew had a small 2-bedroom apartment. One room was stuffed FULL of shelves of My Little Ponies (the originals, the new show hadn’t started yet) and transformers. So much that if you sneezed things would come crashing down. The dust (and smell) was unbearable. The rest of their living space was cramped and awkward because of this gross “dedicated” shrine room.
Like, starting to hoard and seeing a Trve Hoarder… wakes you up and scares you like gazing into a big, greasy mirror. Shudder.
A few more examples of good examples and bad examples.
Consoomers
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This thread is autistic and OP is a faggot.
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A fan tells the company when it is being an idiot. Why? Because they don’t want to see bad decisions ruin the fun for everyone.
Consoomers want the bad decisions to drive others away and ruin the fun, because then they can say that they were there to drive away the bad guys, when the ship sank, and speak as if they were the poorest victim of it all.
Consoomers want the bad decisions to drive others away and ruin the fun, because then they can say that they were there to drive away the bad guys, when the ship sank, and speak as if they were the poorest victim of it all.
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Rationality: a fan/normal person knows what to buy, has a reasonable budget according to their means and more importantly, knows when to stop buying.
A proper collection usually follows a theme and has an economic value that goes beyond the artifices prices because it’s well assembled.
A shrine is randomly bought shit that may have value but it’s usually impossible to sell integrally.
A proper collection usually follows a theme and has an economic value that goes beyond the artifices prices because it’s well assembled.
A shrine is randomly bought shit that may have value but it’s usually impossible to sell integrally.
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An insecure consoooomer would make a cope thread about how they totally aren't a consoomer
Honestly op this all reads like you're trying to get us k-farmers to validate your embarrassing spending habits. FR how is this not cringe? Fucking 30yo man decorating his apartment with childrens' games SMDH
I GOTTA BUY THREE OF EACH GAME CAUSE THE CARTRIDGE COLOR IS DIFFERENT! HOUSE GUESTS MUST KNOW! MY IDENTITY IS CEMENTED BY MY PURCHASES!
Enjoy playing your videogames buddy, that's a fairly normal activity these days. Should the media you've consumed become a label though; perhaps it's time for a dark night of the soul.
Honestly op this all reads like you're trying to get us k-farmers to validate your embarrassing spending habits. FR how is this not cringe? Fucking 30yo man decorating his apartment with childrens' games SMDH
I GOTTA BUY THREE OF EACH GAME CAUSE THE CARTRIDGE COLOR IS DIFFERENT! HOUSE GUESTS MUST KNOW! MY IDENTITY IS CEMENTED BY MY PURCHASES!
Enjoy playing your videogames buddy, that's a fairly normal activity these days. Should the media you've consumed become a label though; perhaps it's time for a dark night of the soul.
Teddy Ursa
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I feel like consoomers only care about being able to show off/reference the thing they claim to like. Basically only into their hobby for other people and not themselves.
I don't think there's anything wrong with having a ton of merch of something you genuinely like. Most true hardcore fans couldn't give a fuck less what anyone thinks of them and their weird shrine of some irrelevant fandom. Just look at that guy with the giant handmade Sayaka Maizono cardboard cut out. As strange as it is, I can respect that he doesn't seem to be doing it for anyone but himself
I don't think there's anything wrong with having a ton of merch of something you genuinely like. Most true hardcore fans couldn't give a fuck less what anyone thinks of them and their weird shrine of some irrelevant fandom. Just look at that guy with the giant handmade Sayaka Maizono cardboard cut out. As strange as it is, I can respect that he doesn't seem to be doing it for anyone but himself
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Yeah, this is pretty much an excellent example of the consoomer mindset, IMO: Not only collecting multiple duplicate items, but getting them for the sole purpose of showing off your ownership of them. Contrast with, say, somebody who has one Game Boy Color, but actually plays with it.
I GOTTA BUY THREE OF EACH GAME CAUSE THE CARTRIDGE COLOR IS DIFFERENT! HOUSE GUESTS MUST KNOW! MY IDENTITY IS CEMENTED BY MY PURCHASES!
Enjoy playing your videogames buddy, that's a fairly normal activity these days. Should the media you've consumed become a label though; perhaps it's time for a dark night of the soul.
The retro gaming subreddit was one of my first thoughts on this: You see a post where somebody is genuinely happy that they finally beat a difficult game that's been haunting them since childhood, followed by a post that's basically "look at all my cartridges".
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Do you buy a lot of useless shit that is themed after IP?
Do you use being fan of IP as a replacement for a personality?
Do you use being fan of IP for attention?
Do you face financial hardships due to buying said useless shit?
Do you talk about IP when people clearly don't give a shit about it, and get personally offended when they don't give a shit?
You're probably a consooming faggot. Most millenials are, sadly. That's why I laugh when faggots with a Funcopop wall and Franchise shrines cry about how they "don't own anything" while the boomers had it all.
Do you use being fan of IP as a replacement for a personality?
Do you use being fan of IP for attention?
Do you face financial hardships due to buying said useless shit?
Do you talk about IP when people clearly don't give a shit about it, and get personally offended when they don't give a shit?
You're probably a consooming faggot. Most millenials are, sadly. That's why I laugh when faggots with a Funcopop wall and Franchise shrines cry about how they "don't own anything" while the boomers had it all.
I had a discussion with NoReturn and he showed that as a good example.An insecure consoooomer would make a cope thread about how they totally aren't a consoomer
Honestly op this all reads like you're trying to get us k-farmers to validate your embarrassing spending habits. FR how is this not cringe? Fucking 30yo man decorating his apartment with childrens' games SMDH
I GOTTA BUY THREE OF EACH GAME CAUSE THE CARTRIDGE COLOR IS DIFFERENT! HOUSE GUESTS MUST KNOW! MY IDENTITY IS CEMENTED BY MY PURCHASES!
Enjoy playing your videogames buddy, that's a fairly normal activity these days. Should the media you've consumed become a label though; perhaps it's time for a dark night of the soul.
I made this thread because I wanted to stop the discussions on what makes a consoomer being on the consoomer thread.
I think its important that we have the discussion though, when does someone actually become a consoomer and what seperates someone who, for example, enjoys the MCU with a consoomer.
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I'm at the point where I'm pretty sure if you still enjoy the MCU you're a consoomer. Shit's been lame for like 5 years now.
I might be biased as I am forced to hang around MCU consoomers though.
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Much like the coomer buys a cheap blowup doll and the Chad porn-addicted masturbator buys the expensive real doll, the consoomer buys a million shitty fucking Funko Pops that look terrible and the Chad fan buys one high quality, $120 Kamina figure not just because it'd look badass on his shelf but because he loves the show.
I am only speaking from experience in one of these scenario and I'm not saying which one.
I am only speaking from experience in one of these scenario and I'm not saying which one.
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Where do you draw the line. A really good question.
I've accumulated some sizable collections of the things that have always interested me. Mostly model trains, a sizable collection of rare model kits, and I have some specific Star Wars items.
My basic rules for purchase/no purchase are fairly simple. Does the subject matter fascinate me, does the piece appeal to me from an engineering and/or aesthetic point of view, and do I think the piece has potential future value. If I buy something more for future value, is it something I would still want in my collection if I was wrong about its potential value and got stuck with it? If you're buying something with resale in mind, make sure it's something you like, just in case.
Also, I've never subscribed to the completionist school of thought. Say there's some series of four figures that belong together but are sold separately. If I like three of them but cannot stomach looking at the fourth, I'm only buying the ones I like, complete set be damned.
I do have two rooms at my house dedicated to different themes. I have a train room, and a model room. The model room has display cases with some of my finished models. The train room has a bunch of different layouts and track setups ready to run, there are display cases filled with both antique and contemporary trains, and there's quite a bit of related real world memorabilia passed down through my family on display. The oldest item is an original Marklin steam locomotive made in 1912. The room is something of a small interactive museum.
Over the years I've sold rare kits, built models on a commission basis, and picked up old worn out locomotives to restore and re-sell. I've been able to justify the space and expense as my hobbies have been more or less self-sustaining. I've also thinned out my finished model collection by donating certain pieces to local museums etc. The Challenger Learning Center uses a cutaway shuttle Atlantis model I built, as a teaching aid. That's a hoot.
I've never bought anything because I felt I had to, and I only buy things that have a very specific meaning and appeal to me.
I've accumulated some sizable collections of the things that have always interested me. Mostly model trains, a sizable collection of rare model kits, and I have some specific Star Wars items.
My basic rules for purchase/no purchase are fairly simple. Does the subject matter fascinate me, does the piece appeal to me from an engineering and/or aesthetic point of view, and do I think the piece has potential future value. If I buy something more for future value, is it something I would still want in my collection if I was wrong about its potential value and got stuck with it? If you're buying something with resale in mind, make sure it's something you like, just in case.
Also, I've never subscribed to the completionist school of thought. Say there's some series of four figures that belong together but are sold separately. If I like three of them but cannot stomach looking at the fourth, I'm only buying the ones I like, complete set be damned.
I do have two rooms at my house dedicated to different themes. I have a train room, and a model room. The model room has display cases with some of my finished models. The train room has a bunch of different layouts and track setups ready to run, there are display cases filled with both antique and contemporary trains, and there's quite a bit of related real world memorabilia passed down through my family on display. The oldest item is an original Marklin steam locomotive made in 1912. The room is something of a small interactive museum.
Over the years I've sold rare kits, built models on a commission basis, and picked up old worn out locomotives to restore and re-sell. I've been able to justify the space and expense as my hobbies have been more or less self-sustaining. I've also thinned out my finished model collection by donating certain pieces to local museums etc. The Challenger Learning Center uses a cutaway shuttle Atlantis model I built, as a teaching aid. That's a hoot.
I've never bought anything because I felt I had to, and I only buy things that have a very specific meaning and appeal to me.
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If you go into debt to buy shit only because its trendy right now then you're a consoomer.
If you buy stuff with your disposable income because you truly care about it then you're a collector
Example: the shitheads buying everything apple or nintendo sells (and throw it away when its no longer cool) now vs the guy unearthing old forgotten computers to restore them and or backing up abandonware games that would be otherwise lost. The first its being a poser for the clout, the second is true passion.
If you buy stuff with your disposable income because you truly care about it then you're a collector
Example: the shitheads buying everything apple or nintendo sells (and throw it away when its no longer cool) now vs the guy unearthing old forgotten computers to restore them and or backing up abandonware games that would be otherwise lost. The first its being a poser for the clout, the second is true passion.
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It seems like the only difference between fan and consoomer is whether the speaker personally finds the hobby appealing. Take retro gaming and collecting old games for example. What to one is
to other is
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Asking how much is it okay to have is the wrong question. Anyone with too much money can build a fantasy land of rare collectable items filling up entire rooms.
The real question to ask is do they still have a life, or is the collection their life. It doesn't matter how big a display is, it can still just be that, a display of wealth.
The real question to ask is do they still have a life, or is the collection their life. It doesn't matter how big a display is, it can still just be that, a display of wealth.
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