While contemplating the thread ‘What makes us, binocular geeks, tick’ it occurred to me that the subject could be related to another common trait found among binoculars users, the urge to collect.
I say ‘could be’ because I’m not sure. Maybe the fascination with looking/watching is really something else than the drive to collect things?
Anyway, to avoid unnecessary complication I decided to present the issues separately.
So here it is: what makes us, binocular users, collect?
Is there something special about binoculars, or could we easily collect cigar bands, or birds or weapons as well?
Does collecting increase happiness?
Would you advise a person to collect binoculars too?
Or would you warn him/her? If so, for what?
Etc.
Etc.
Please share your thoughts and experiences with me. I like to learn things (collect facts?).
Renze
[QUOTE=Renze de Vries;905680]While contemplating the thread ‘What makes us, binocular geeks, tick’ it occurred to me that the subject could be related to another common trait found among binoculars users, the urge to collect.
I say ‘could be’ because I’m not sure. Maybe the fascination with looking/watching is really something else than the drive to collect things?
Anyway, to avoid unnecessary complication I decided to present the issues separately.
So here it is: what makes us, binocular users, collect?
Is there something special about binoculars, or could we easily collect cigar bands, or birds or weapons as well?
Does collecting increase happiness?
Would you advise a person to collect binoculars too?
Or would you warn him/her? If so, for what?
Etc.
Etc.
Please share your thoughts and experiences with me. I like to learn things (collect facts?).
Renze[/QUOTE]
It's clearly an atavistic behaviour.