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Re:My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along by stanleydrew on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:10PM (#34467896)
> But what if Netflix and Amazon Prime Video lets their streaming licenses expire for "X-Files" and it's no longer available? Wouldn't that make the X-Files DVDs a great backup?!? It would, if she actually re-watched the X-Files -- but she never did.

The problem is that the future is uncertain. It's always possible that she might want to rewatch the X-Files at some point, even if she never actually does.

Re:My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along by Terretta on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:15PM (#34467943)
> … the future is uncertain. It's always possible that she might want to … even if she never actually does.

True, although …

"Difficulty discarding possessions is characterized by a perceived need to save items and distress associated with discarding them. Accumulation of possessions can result in living spaces becoming cluttered to the point that their use or safety is compromised. Compulsive hoarding is recognized by the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5)."

Re:My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along by mattkrause on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:51PM (#34468363)
Don’t read too much into the DSM definitions. There’s an (often explicit) caveat that they apply iff the condition distresses the patient or seriously affects their life.

It’s healthy to hang onto a few ratty t-shirts because you might need them to mow the lawn or because they remind you of good times; you can even be a bit bummed when you eventually do throw them out. It’s compulsive hoarding when you do it even though it seriously bothers you or turns your place into a death trap.

Re:My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along by irrational on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:14PM (#34467940)
Or, she might recommend that someone else watch them. If they are no longer on streaming services, she could loan them her DVDs. It is either that or pirate them.
Re:My Husband Was Right About DVDs All Along by travisjungroth on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:45PM (#34468291)
There is absolutely no way to have so much that you will never want something you don’t have.