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I view it like browsing in a store. Sure I can go to the Django community and find books on that there (and I do), but Amazon recently recommended me a book on Microservices. They had been off my radar for a while, but I purchased it for later.

It is about uncovering things that are of value, but that I might not think of immediately.

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so you literally bought something you didn't know existed, want, or need and might not ever get to reading?

This just reads like people who buy humble bundle games or steam sale games.

Yes, as given the cost of learning about microservices I decided that it was worth it.

For generations people have bought books they hope to read but never do.

Or guitars they hope to play regularly :-)

The best guitar-purchasing advise I ever got was: Never buy your dream guitar because you'll never feel like you're good enough to play it.

lol - there’s some truth to that, depending on the definition of dream guitar. In my case my dream guitar was somewhat more expensive than all of my other one’s and it became and still is my number one every day guitar. It just feels so right and sounds so good, it makes me feel like a better player. :-)

I have two bikes, and moved recently. Only had room for one, so the other went to a storage locker. I kept my beater at home because of exactly this phenomenon... since I've moved I've gone on more rides and felt little or no guilt about the unused bike in storage

I appreciate that statement. But that doesn't mean we need to accept being marketing to in such a way that encourages impulse purchases.

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