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My room is basically empty except for my bed, computer/desk, birdcage, and fan. It even has grey walls lol. This is mostly because my preferred horde is old books and they are pretty expensive so my collection is small. I also like maps, historical trinkets/artifacts, and indegenous art but I am unemployed lol.

I don't dislike what I currently have but I do wish I had unorganized stacks of books everywhere (if only my bird would not poop on them)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Um... Plushie horde

I have too many plushes. Like 47 rn. Thats a somewhat old photo that doesn't have the two 100cm ponies I got :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

In my experience most people fall in between horder and own nothing. In the Autism population there are a few people in the extremes and they are hard to get along with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I wouldn't call my room barren but I hate random stuff lying around. I don't understand trinkets, souvenirs, collectibles exposed and collecting dust.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Hey, those aren’t just any trinkets, those are my Incredibly Specific Brand Limited Edition Single-Release Collector’s trinkets which you could only get from attending a specific convention in May of 2009.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've got the cannot organize my room to save my damn life autism :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Is it ADHD related or is it something like demand avoidance? (I don't know is a fair answer)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

As far as I know, I don't have ADHD

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

EVERY THING THAT NOT USED AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK GETS THROWN AWAY

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

We would get along mostly fine

My current boss is a bit of a horder and it drives me up a wall as I'm a bit OCD.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

I hored lots of dumb shit. Mostly optical media and hard drives. I'm a data hoarder lol. I like old books too. I have a copy of Paradise Lost from 1928 I believe. I tried reading it and got bored though. Maybe I should try it again now that I'm older. I'm jealous of your bird though. I want a feathery friend too!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Balanced. Not a overstocked thrift shop, not an isolation chamber.

I recommend looking at DearModern's video's. He makes video's on how to design a living space as comfortable as possible.

Not in terms of looks, but in terms of feng shui. And not the spiritual kind either. Those who developed feng shui, found out how we as animals, scan our enviroment for threats. And positioning furniture, decorating halls and making zones can contribute to make a space feel safe and cozy.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Horde of trinkets. I wish I could declutter, but why would I throw away that Mini USB cable when I only have 3 more?!?!?!?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

Barren walls, neat small hordes of interesting things on bookshelves and in drawers, all my furniture is either beech wood or its grey or black. I was a bit more of an interest hoarder when I was younger, but then I lived with a trinket collector and I developed an aversion to too much stuff so now I get rid of stuff I dont use.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

the empty walls with only the few things i needed was my default. then i was married to a trash goblin for awhile. so now i've got artwork up and plants everywhere. but every single thing has a place it belongs and every surface is clear. completely empty spaces feel weird now but it cant be chaos piles ever again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a 3D printer so horde all the trinkets!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How's 3D printer support in Linux?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Awesome! Download Orca Slicer as a Flatpack and you are good to go. Octoprint that runs on a raspberry pi runs on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

My rooms are covered in cables, motors, microcontrollers, etc. Wall to wall desks, soldering setup, 3d printing setup, music studio setup, temp protect setup, main gaming rig, etc. There are just kind of piles of laptops and PC parts. Oh and I have a home lab too. I need a garage but will never be able to afford it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I had a former coworker come pick me up one day after work to go for sushi and catch up. I just got home from work and needed a shower.

Tried to get him to wait outside because it was a beautiful day. Nah, he wanted to chill in my room. First thing he did was call my room a jail cell...

I've upgraded since then. Now I have a bunch of pothos plants and a depressed chilli pepper plant I keep watering because this creepy, demonic little puking worm lives in there. Only seen it a few times but it's there. I throw bits of food in the pot to keep it happy :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Bit of both?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I’ve done both. It just depends on how much money I have at the time. Or whether I’m moving often.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

My hoarding compulsion flips between electronic doodads, pens, and (rarely) pretty rocks. Who rocks what's going to happen when I finally accept cats into my home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The walls, they be empty. The shelves, cupboards, and drawers, though? Kinda overflowing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Time to get rid of things?