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I am not sure if I am in that group. But somewhat counter intuitively I would actually hoard a lot less if I have huge amount of money. i.e Most things could easily be replaced or bought.

I do have videos and music files, but I dont think I hoard them. I keep them because I know none of the file / video / music streaming services can be trusted. I think of it as a Distribution problem. Not a hoarding problem.

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> I think of it as a Distribution problem. Not a hoarding problem.

imo this is exactly the line of thought that leads to bona fide hoarding

they're not crazy (most of them). it's an unfortunate set of circumstances, or they went in the right direction, but too far/with bad timing

> I keep them because I know none of the file / video / music streaming services can be trusted.

That's not an emotional attachment, that's just practical. My kids are going to be like "Neil Young? Sorry, never heard of him" because he pulled his music off Spotify -- a blunder that lies somewhere in the space between a disservice to future generations and an "own goal".

Maybe... but I doubt Spotify will exist in its current form in a generation's time.

Neil Young is still on Pandora it looks like.

Some of the most prolific hoarders have quite a bit of money; in fact it can be part of the annoyance dealing with parents who have millions in the bank and yet insist on not throwing away that old bottle of dried up shoe polish "because it's still useful".

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