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Re:The Shrinking World of the Stamp Collector (2012) by fvrghl on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @01:24AM (#19622096)
The difference between all those and stamps is that the former offers an experience. UO sells a lifestyle, and objects like stamps don't convey a particularly exciting narrative within that.
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Re:The Shrinking World of the Stamp Collector (2012) by usrusr on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @06:53AM (#19623438)
Not only that they provide an experience, they are also subject to wear and tear while doing so. The supply in historic stamps is a lot more stable than the supply in historic mechanical things that some may actually want to use.
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