When does collecting become autistic?

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I was watching a documentary on dvd/vhs collectors and it made me think of a question that's been on my mind for a while now.
When does collecting become autistic?
I like to watch videos of people showing off their collections and I like to collect myself so I'm right on the borderline on this kind of thing.
On one hand, if you have a job and can pay your bills I don't really give a shit what you like. If it brings you joy and it's a central theme in your life, have at it.
But I also see the consumerist, awkward behavior that comes along with it. I've seen the rise of Funkopops and can't help but feel like there's a bit of overlap between the modern NPC consoomer building their identity around Marvel and the hyper-enthusiastic hobbyist with entire basements of figurines/vinyl. But I think my real biggest issue with it is how at a certain point it almost feels like a fetishization of your interests. I wouldn't mind if it was even the medium themselves that they were molding themselves around but some of these people seem to build their entire identity off of their collection itself. They don't seem like the type that are say... film buffs or weebs. They're DVD fans. They're merchandise freaks.
I shouldn't care but I was wondering what anyone's thoughts are on when collecting starts to make you into a consoomer.
For me again, it's not what you collect or how much of it you have but in how you eventually use it the merchandise as a replacement for the artform it's based on.
 
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I believe it's mainly a matter of what you collect, why you collect something, and the amount that you amass.

If you collect something of historical or cultural value, it's a rather worthwhile and commendable endeavor. If a room in your house or your basement is wallpapered with your favorite soyboy franchise and you can hardly move because of the clutter from cheap mass-produced crap, it's autistic.

Keeping it tasteful and classy is the real autism litmus test.
 
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It's always been sinful. We've only just begun to understand how people so afflicted live their lives, thanks to the internet.

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I'd say a collector knows what they want, as in I'm searching for this rare album or firearm. If you need to buy the entire run of figurines, or every variant of a comic book just to have it, you are buying just to buy.

Edit. Tied into use as well. If you are just filling boxes sitting in a corner or your attic with your "collection" you are just a hoarder.
 
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I collect shirts from a certain band. For every live concert they did new shirts with new motives, just for that one concert.

My goal is to get 365 different shirts.
 
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Sperging over details is another sign it's delved into autism. Visit any "reenactment" and it's full of grown men getting angry and belittling others over shoes, buttons, socks, etc.
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Yes and no. Maybe because I am that guy but slightly less of an asshole.
What can I say? I respect film accurate figures a lot more than a FunkoPop that took literally 2 cents to make.
 
Do you take part in an online "community" over it? I used to think hobbies were things you did offline. Now people talk more about it online than they probably do actually participating in the hobby.
 
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Depends on what it is exactly but usually how self aware you are is how you can tell, if someone hides or tries to cope about their collection they're probably not autistic because they're aware its kinda weird and hoard-y.
 
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Collecting isn't consooming. Knowing the difference could save your life.

Why yes I am trying to justify my coin autism
 
I would say usefulness and how much money you're blowing on it, and I'll use myself as an example. I read books, mostly nonfiction histories, and I get rid of something if I don't like it at all. I buy all of my books used now to save money. I've made a vow that my bookshelves will cap at 145-150 (not counting situational or seasonal books), and I will start getting rid of stuff if I get over the 145-150 cap. If you look at "bookshelf tours" on Youtube, you will see people, mostly women, who have book collections that get up in the THOUSANDS.

Like is 2000+ books practical to you at all? Do they resonate with you personally? Do you care about what point the author is trying to make? Are you interested in the topic or genre? Do you even have the TIME in day to day life to read 2000+ books more than once? Do you seriously feel the need to spend 50 to 100 bucks on a Super Ultra Mega Hyper Deluxe Illustrated Edition of a standalone fantasy novel you like? I mean come on, this is just mindless consooming. You're not getting anything out of these books, you just want to cram a bookshelf full of YA schlock.
 
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Do you have several master bedroom sized bedrooms dedicated to your collection to where it's a talking piece you always show to guests especially returning guests so you can show off your newest additions?

Ahh yes William this is my Nigger whip room. This is where I keep various whips from across the millennia that were used to whip niggers to make them stop smacking their lips and go do work. Here's a cupboard dedicated to a few dated back to the ancient Egyptian empire that were used to make the Neanderthal niggers to stop complaining about anuduh shoah all the damn time.
 
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When it negatively affects your living situation, finances, or loved ones

I knew a guy whose wife left him in the nineties because he got suuuuuper into Pokemon shit when it was first releasing. If your wife threatens to leave you over collecting, either she's a cunt or you're a gunt
 
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I would say usefulness and how much money you're blowing on it, and I'll use myself as an example. I read books, mostly nonfiction histories, and I get rid of something if I don't like it at all. I buy all of my books used now to save money. I've made a vow that my bookshelves will cap at 145-150 (not counting situational or seasonal books), and I will start getting rid of stuff if I get over the 145-150 cap. If you look at "bookshelf tours" on Youtube, you will see people, mostly women, who have book collections that get up in the THOUSANDS.

Like is 2000+ books practical to you at all? Do they resonate with you personally? Do you care about what point the author is trying to make? Are you interested in the topic or genre? Do you even have the TIME in day to day life to read 2000+ books more than once? Do you seriously feel the need to spend 50 to 100 bucks on a Super Ultra Mega Hyper Deluxe Illustrated Edition of a standalone fantasy novel you like? I mean come on, this is just mindless consooming. You're not getting anything out of these books, you just want to cram a bookshelf full of YA schlock.
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Having a library in your house is a perfectly normal thing to have as long as it doesn't take up more than one room. You just need to make it look good with proper book-shelves, etc. not like a hoarder's nightmare. Frankly, I wouldn't mind owning several hundred books at some point as long as it was in a comfy room with other stuff like furniture, a globe, chess set, etc. The problem is some of these collectors are anti-social and don't do things the right way and live in squalor.
 
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