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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jul 19, 2011 14:16:36 GMT -5
So I was looking around on line today and saw a fig that I thought was amazingly awesome. My first thought was that I needed to buy it right then. I didn't just want it, I NEEDED it. Hours later I'm still NEEDING that figure.
That is what puzzles me. I don't understand why I NEED it. Having that figure sitting on my desk, my shelf, my wall, etc..... will not bring me happiness or fulfill any sort of physical need. Yet even recognizing this, I still feel like I NEED this. It makes no sense whatsoever. I'm sure everyone on here has experienced this before. Why do you think we feel that we NEED something that in reality we really don't need?
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Post by T R W on Jul 19, 2011 14:18:48 GMT -5
I think we as a culture, and humans in general, become very used to our surroundings, and become bored very quickly. We constantly seek out new things, whether it be new friends, new cars, new phones, new jobs, we constantly want new experiences. For some people it can be as simple as a new figure, for others it is a new house, or a new business venture.
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Post by matteliswin on Jul 19, 2011 14:21:12 GMT -5
i often wonder the same thing, but i spent ten of thousands of dollars on my collection, and im shure as hell not stoping now.
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Post by machoking on Jul 19, 2011 14:52:25 GMT -5
i often wonder the same thing, but i spent ten of thousands of dollars on my collection, and im shure as hell not stoping now. Ya know................ Nevermind, too easy.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 19, 2011 15:37:58 GMT -5
We need things we don't need to make us happy.
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Post by Captain d00m - Mr. 3000 on Jul 19, 2011 16:32:18 GMT -5
What figure was it?
I think it might have to do with the fact that we like to own things, and owning things that mean something to us makes us feel good. Hell, just owning things makes us feel good. Look at how well free-to-play games are. You can buy things to put on your character; something not even tangible, just something that adds to your appearance in a digital realm, and tons of people but that stuff.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jul 19, 2011 16:55:09 GMT -5
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Post by mrrocky619 on Jul 19, 2011 18:26:40 GMT -5
we're not Buddhist.
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Post by TotalDivaCustoms on Jul 19, 2011 19:22:47 GMT -5
Might be so somebody else can't have it? or because you see somebody else with it and you suddenly feel like having it to? That is basically what happens with me..
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Post by Kliquid on Jul 19, 2011 22:03:36 GMT -5
We're all tools.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2011 22:06:21 GMT -5
Because it's shiny.
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Post by Thick Justice on Jul 19, 2011 22:36:55 GMT -5
Thats one reason why I quit collecting action figures and its driving me crazy. Its addictive and your trying to feed an emptiness of a greater purpouse with meaningless dribble. I felt like I was idol worshipping because all I ever did with them was stare at them. It just makes me angry looking at them now because I scrimped and saved and went without food sometimes and clothes just to buy more statues to stare at. I plan on getting rid of them first chance I get.
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Post by ß®å¢K$ßâ¢k on Jul 19, 2011 23:23:21 GMT -5
I have to throw in...Women!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2011 23:32:40 GMT -5
$70.00 is a bit wild for that, but we've all wasted money on goofy things at various times. It's probably, in the end, evolutionary/survival-related...in ancient times we accumulated food, resources, etc., as much as possible to survive. Now we carry that over into the industrial civilized world, and it's become unneeded but exists regardless.
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Post by mania on Jul 20, 2011 1:55:23 GMT -5
... weed.
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Post by Halloween King on Jul 20, 2011 1:58:51 GMT -5
Im addicted to buying toys. IDK Why, when I go to target/walmart I leave the wife to shop by herself in the clothing section so I can go look at toys. I usually first go look at hotwheels/matchbox. If I see a car that is a real model (not the fake cars) like say a delorean or a charger I need to have it. Same with the action figure Isle. I look at wwe stuff, tna stuff, dcuniverse stuff, and if its something that catches my attention I NEED to have it.
My addiction peaked during wwe's run with Jakks. I would get up early just to go check out walmart/TRU/Target/KB toys and buy cases of figures at a time. Jakks gave up and I went to Monster Jam, same habits.
So right now im in a stage where I dont buy as much but every now and then I see something I MUST have. I could have it at home both MOC and open and I'll still want it if I see it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2011 2:02:39 GMT -5
With me, it´s the fact that I see someone has something that looks good, looks like something that I could make use of. I just begin to want it more and more, the longer I don´t have it, the more I want it. I guess it´s just because we as humans, are greedy and jealous.
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Post by Oskanowski on Jul 20, 2011 2:32:27 GMT -5
Money. I crave it & need it.
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Post by Hammersmith Hardman on Jul 20, 2011 2:49:52 GMT -5
i often wonder the same thing, but i spent ten of thousands of dollars on my collection, and im shure as hell not stoping now. Lol.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Jul 20, 2011 6:35:48 GMT -5
$70.00 is a bit wild for that, but we've all wasted money on goofy things at various times. It's probably, in the end, evolutionary/survival-related...in ancient times we accumulated food, resources, etc., as much as possible to survive. Now we carry that over into the industrial civilized world, and it's become unneeded but exists regardless. I wouldn't pay that much for it. They've got it on ebay for like $15-20 shipped. That was the only place I found that pics of it front and back.
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