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Re:The Best by jessriedel on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @07:04PM (#4755873)
Your point about the coolness of the object is well taken, but I feel the same way about fast cars, neat smart phones, and camping supplies.
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Re:The Best by MartinCron on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @07:25PM (#4755930)
Is there no kind of object that speaks to you in a way that you invest non-trivial amounts of time in learning about it? Serious question.
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Re:The Best by jessriedel on Thursday November 08, 2012 @08:10AM (#4757639)
Ahh, yes there is. I owned a school bus for a year and a half, and spent waaaay too much time improving it. Installing speakers, 120 V power, etc. It was fun, but definitely a waste. I was pretty unhappy at the time, and it was sort of a therapeutic project.

I'm not trying to say that we don't all have our vices, or that it's terrible if we concentrate inwardly on ourselves from time to time. I just don't like to see that behavior justified or elevated.

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Re:The Best by MartinCron on Thursday November 08, 2012 @02:18PM (#4759363)
It was fun, but definitely a waste

I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes: "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" --Bertrand Russell

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Re:The Best by jessriedel on Thursday November 08, 2012 @03:15PM (#4759614)
Well, sure, if you consider "make yourself happy" to be a reasonable life goal, then there's nothing wrong with materialism...
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Re:The Best by rgbrgb on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @07:49PM (#4756007)
Perhaps a piece of software?
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