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[–] fiendishplan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Godzilla toys - I have hundreds of Godzilla figures I don't know why but they make me happy.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 hours ago

At least they make you happy.

[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

I have a couple hundred keys I’ve found on the street over the years. I also have a collection of old cameras. I have 9 right now, but I’m getting a whole box of them for free in the next few days.

[–] Primor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Books, ebooks, ukuleles/guitalele/guitars, knowledge, hobbies, notebooks, fountain pens, ink, tools, knives, bags till I find the perfect one. Not all of them very actively, but I have a few of each of them...

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 2 hours ago

Please share your useless knowledge!

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 hours ago

Pirated TV series, specifically those that are finished.

[–] Libertus@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I collect spores, molds and fungus.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago

You must be some fungi.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I can see your bookcases sweating from here.

[–] AndreSt@feddit.org 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Postcards from World War 1

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 2 hours ago

That's a really cool collection! What's your favourite

[–] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Hyperfixations in the form of hobbies.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 2 hours ago

!Autism@lemmy.world says hi! Please join us it's not just autistic people many conditions are present

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago

That one popped up on my radar, but I typically tilt toward hobbies which are literally productive.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Pretty clothes, hats, jewelry, crystals and cool rocks, musical instruments, board games, video games, antique wooden puzzles, books, ice cream recipes, crafting supplies and good fabrics, vintage kitchen equipment and appliances, solid wood furniture, projects, skills, hobbies.... everything is interesting and my house is a glorious mess full of fascinating things.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Aww thats what I was gonna say...

[–] daggermoon@piefed.world 12 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 20 hours ago

My condolences.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Books. Slowly working on organizing them by Library of Congress number, but it’s a large collection and a lot of effort. I give fiction and contemporary political nonfiction to little free libraries once I read them, but still have quite a lot.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 8 points 23 hours ago

Stop calling me!

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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I stopped because I don't want it to overtake my living space more but X-Men figures.

[–] gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Guitars.

I mean I actually do use all of them. Most of them. Some of them.

One of them.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But the other ones looked so pretty.

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[–] schwim@piefed.zip 17 points 23 hours ago
[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Music!

I've been building up my collection for a few years now. Mostly just video game soundtracks and classical music. I don't have any interest in popular music.

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[–] Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

CDs! i love putting albums in my stereo and listening to them :)

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[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Coffee mugs.

I actually have next to no glassware in my home aside from a few beer glasses and such that were gifted to me. Otherwise, I just use the mugs for everything lol.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

At my age, wrinkles.

[–] yuknowhokat@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Experience from bad decisions.

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[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 21 hours ago

nothing anymore really. I have a few things that I sorta don't want to part with from my earlier consumer days but now I just want to dejunk and live sparesly.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 10 points 23 hours ago

I started a british tea towel collection. But than I figured out that life is ridiculously expensive, so I haven't traveled abroad in 20 years. My tea towel collection is still 3.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I ended up with three crucifixes by various happenstance, and then I kinda just started buying cool ones whenever I'd see any in thrift stores.

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[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 20 hours ago

Actively, at the moment nothing. Well, maybe buttons.

Reluctantly, I have a weakness for typewriters, I like to fix them and I have what I consider way too many in the restoration queue.

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Knives, flashlights, and books.

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