Why do people spend money on things that arent functional in any way? Why collect things?
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I see people collect things like toys, trinkets, stamps etc. These do not improve ones life quality in any way but it makes one happy? How and why?
What im wondering is: people who collect for fun, how do they keep it fun? After they buy something they have been wanting, then what? Does staring at their collection make them happy? How does it make them happy? Can that happiness be achived and if yes how so? Can it be copied? That is the thing that keeps that person happy ?
Is it like living in an art gallery? surrounded by beautiful piece of work? But wouldnt seeing the same things everyday be boring? Or is it the feeling of touching them?
Is seeing something you like not enough? Why not just look at its photos? Is it like being next to a person you like and hugging them? Does holding objects feel like holding someone you love? Does it provide a similar comfort? You never get bored of it because its so special ?
Or is it having something that others do not that makes humans feel superior?
Do people who have collections spend a certain amount of time just staring at what they have collected? What kind of feeling does it spark in a person? How, why? How does it feel like and why does it feel like that?
I lack this feeling and i would like to understand the people who have it and understand the science behind it.