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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2928854, member: 1892"]Look at the influx, every day, of newbies posting (sometimes inane) questions regarding shiny objects they've picked up. The collectors who are departing this mortal coil today - and those of us in that age group - came to collecting just as accidentally and far more deliberately, meaning more of us "stuck" for the long term, but the sheer volume of questioners means only a small percentage of them have to "stick." That's the way of numismatics in the Internet Age. It's a <b>ton</b> easier to get started now than it used to be, which (IMO) easily offsets the more flighty way in which people behave these days. Case in point:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This construes (and I'm not being judgmental) as totally against how people like Kurt and I (we're of the same generation) were raised. If you're going to spend money, you're going to spend it carefully and after diligent consideration of the quality of your spend, and you're going to do your best to only spend it once and not regret it later. You don't just "spend and think about it later."</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though I quite understand the meaning behind your post, and don't disagree with your thinking, it still kinda grates against me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2928854, member: 1892"]Look at the influx, every day, of newbies posting (sometimes inane) questions regarding shiny objects they've picked up. The collectors who are departing this mortal coil today - and those of us in that age group - came to collecting just as accidentally and far more deliberately, meaning more of us "stuck" for the long term, but the sheer volume of questioners means only a small percentage of them have to "stick." That's the way of numismatics in the Internet Age. It's a [B]ton[/B] easier to get started now than it used to be, which (IMO) easily offsets the more flighty way in which people behave these days. Case in point: This construes (and I'm not being judgmental) as totally against how people like Kurt and I (we're of the same generation) were raised. If you're going to spend money, you're going to spend it carefully and after diligent consideration of the quality of your spend, and you're going to do your best to only spend it once and not regret it later. You don't just "spend and think about it later." Even though I quite understand the meaning behind your post, and don't disagree with your thinking, it still kinda grates against me. :)[/QUOTE]
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