QotD: Does the knowing the specific value of your collection make it more or less enjoyable?

Less.

Particularly since I make a conscious choice to keep and even expand it. That money could otherwise be put towards much more fulfilling real-world endeavours that enrich me as a person, or invested in the people I care about. I frequently struggle with the moral conundrum of harbouring “wealth” in Pokemon cards when it could be used for many subjectively better purposes. If I had kids, I would with 100% certainty no longer have a p3rSonaL c0lleCtiOn worth more than £1000, but that’s relative to my own financial situation; that number could move up or down depending on circumstance. However, the underlying notion is that greater personal responsibilities increase the inherent selfishness of maintaining capital in childrens cardboard.

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