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I do have a Philips Hue system, but I consider that to be a mood generator
The first thing everybody should get rid of is the television, as that is the biggest time stealer and it just fills your head with useless crap!
But basically I like stuff and I like other people's houses with stuff. I like to see bookshelves and record collections and DVDs and Blu-rays, I like kitchens with pans and things hanging all over the place. I actively dislike minimalist houses with white walls and just a few bits of furniture.
I just need a bigger place to keep my stuff in, so at least it looks tidy.
I like nice things.
I don't buy stuff to be "trendy" I buy stuff that I like, regardless of what anyone else thinks. This can be clothes or other items.
Over the last few years I have moved twice, each time getting rid of stuff that I have bought again because I regretted parting with it.
Tech stuff doesn't bother me, I don't what telly I have as long as I can see it and it has Netflix on it.
Phones don't bother me, as long it makes calls and I can access the apps I need then who cares what it is.
I have items that are years old, if I want to buy something I buy it to last, whether that's clothes or anything else.
Deep down though I sometimes long for a simpler life where I have nothing and need even less.
Look at the guitar industry, just when you think you've got the nearest thing (according to all the mags) to a 59 Les Paul, then the new super duper historic comes out, using genuine 50s pick up wire or some bullshit and that means that DAMN! my tone is not now as authentic as I thought and actually when I listen it isnt quite cutting it any more, shit, need the super duper LP now. But then what about next near when the SUPER super duper comes out what then?
And what about that review that said "THE ONLY STRAT YOU WILL EVER NEED!", fuck.. I bought that and now theres a new "THE ONLY STRAT YOU WILL EVER NEED",
I hate it it all, especially this time of year, I found myself in some shops by mistake yesterday and honestly I felt dizzy after 10 minutes, fuck the lot of it. Buy used if you must, better if you don't buy at all. And that big posh car just makes people think you're probably a cunt, even if you aren't. We are controlled by the higher powers to be envious and jealous and to want more, to keep consuming like good little shit-eaters.
I've never been fussed about spending money on guitars or amps .... the local players I looked up to when I was younger all seemed to use pretty shitty cheap equipment but still sounded fine and that's stayed with me over the years. To the point I tell my students you're better off spending your money on lessons or taking less hours at work so you can practice more than you are saving up to buy gear that's only fractionally better.
I do like to travel though and that can be expensive and bad for the planet so I'm not better than the average tech hungry consumer. It's just for me the experience of travel and the memories of it are more precious than the enjoyment I would get out of owning a new car or the latest TV etc
I am reluctant to board out the loft in our new place, just in case we start hoarding again. I don't ever want to go through that again!
So I guess stuff makes me feel uncomfortable.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
old mum's house, because she’d hoarded stuff for decades. We had the place renovated last year when her health problems dictated she either went into a care home or we got her own house made more suitable for her to stay in. When she chose the latter option it was a great time to finally get her to clear out the clutter ready for the builders. I think even she was surprised at the sheer amount of crap she’d accumulated. It still took a lot of careful sifting because she’d got things like family mementos, cash, photos and important documents mixed in with all the rubbish. It was quite cathartic for her I think and we found things she hadn’t seen since she’d moved to the house in the 60s, including my dad’s love letters to her when he was in the navy in WW2. (Great for me too, not only have I discovered things about my family history, old family photos I’d never seen before etc etc, but it’s going to save me a boatload of aggro when we need to sell the house, for whatever reason).
I don't buy posh shirts. I don't buy sound bars. I don't buy TV's every other year. I don't switch up my mobile phone. I don't follow the consoles because I'm PCMASTERRACE, and I no longer buy CD's.
I have tons of books, but most of those were bought in charity shops or sales at various points over the last 20 years. I had to throw a bunch out about 10 years ago because they all went damp and mouldy. I was really pissed off about that. Lost a lot of good books.
I don't even have crazy guitar collections compared to some around here. I've got my Orville LP, ESP LTD LP, a Rally LP, Taylor acoustic, Stingray bass, and Fame bass. That's a fairly stripped back guitar collection, and I actually use em!!
I have gone a bit crazy on the amps - Orange Rockerverb, Fryette Sig X, Diezel D-Moll, and Diezel VH-4. There's no way I need them all, but I do want them all.
Yeah looking at my stuff, I don't have much. What I do have I use regularly. So.... no crap accumulated.
Thanks. When you put it like that it does make me feel a bit better. Thinking about it, I'm not one for having the latest TV/phone/console whatever, and I'm quite happy to wait it out or buy decent old technology – my Pioneer TV is off the chain good and it only cost me £100. It took me several months to pull the trigger on the Switch and even longer for the PS4 (I reasoned that could take the place of my Apple TV and BluRay player whilst also allowing me to play some decent shooters etc). I bought my MacBook used for £200 and it took a good while for me jump from my iPhone 4 to the SE. The Philips Hue was also a considered choice and took a few months to hit the buy button. I know it's only a lamp, but it's a bloody good lamp!
I agree. The fewer things one has, the more at one feels. As others have indicated, clear outs, decluttering, charity shop runs, trips to recycle centre is a hugely liberating feeling. I was in the loft earlier and discovered various shit that doesn't need to be there, including empty boxes! The lyric above certainly rings true
Dude, you're speaking to my inner Marie Kondo. One day soon I'll arrive with nothing but feel like I have everything!
But this is it. Some of us acquire stuff we think we'll miss but after it's gone we realise it was pretty insignificant after all. The meaning and attachment we put on things is quite remarkable, really.
True. The amount of waste that a single person can yield in their lifetime is concerning at the very least. It's hard to imagine what that would be like for the entire population. But I'd also argue it's the exponential at which we produce stuff that is the overarching problem. It's okay being given the option to recycle everything, but the process of doing so comes with it's own set of strains (e.g. man power, fossil fuel, money etc). If people really want to "save the planet" or to waste less, it would perhaps require the production rate to be reined in and for us to buy fewer things. But that won't happen partly because of capitalism and the fact that people like to consume. It's a vicious circle that I'm sadly embroiled in.