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@norvid-studies.bsky.social

what happened to your old stuff?

norvid_studies

i had another post with a similar thought-- 'tension between thinking an object can be improved, and that i get used to any non-terrible object in days or hours'-- but bsky search precludes me from finding it :\

I didn’t really own much. I’ve always just thrown out my furniture when moving, and then rented furnished apartments for the past few years. My “stuff” was mostly a big pile of books and some skis in a storage unit, which I have since retrieved

There are many objects in the like $5000 range that I can theoretically afford but don’t really want to spend the money on, like a high end espresso maker or an Eames lounge chair. But i am already happy with my normal-mortal espresso maker.

I am aware of expensive furniture that I could buy, but I don’t see the point. I could buy much more space, but I also don’t greatly care there — I am happy with what I have. If I wanted to spend like $100M+ I suppose there’s original art from masters, but I don’t find that very motivating

So it’s a strange feeling. I’ve spent a few thousand dollars on stuff from a few vendors and now… I’m set? There are flights of fancy, like it’d be neat if I had a sauna and an extra room full of gym equipment, but again — that’s not really motivating, I know I don’t really care

hard-bo̾il̾e̾d̾Gardner

@kgardner.bsky.social