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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1160295, member: 22004"]"Psychology" involves a lot of other characteristics--character, philosophy, belief system or religion, our rationale for doing what we do. I was once a free-market libertarian; fortunately I woke up to how impractical this political position is, that the rule of law is as important as freedom, and witnessing how the sharp commercial interests can game any system. For them, "psychology" is like that Geiko commercial with the drill sergeant and the wimp on the couch--a cop-out and an excuse for failure to pursue your strong instincts.</p><p> </p><p>I used to have a landlord who was a hoarder like the show, for which the Collyer brothers are patron saints--now, I can understand hoarding things of great value, I cannot understand hoarding junk--to me that is sick, sick, sick! Such people are in need of serious help. Most collectors and coin dealers I know are honest people who have arrived at their hobbies through healthy interests.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1160295, member: 22004"]"Psychology" involves a lot of other characteristics--character, philosophy, belief system or religion, our rationale for doing what we do. I was once a free-market libertarian; fortunately I woke up to how impractical this political position is, that the rule of law is as important as freedom, and witnessing how the sharp commercial interests can game any system. For them, "psychology" is like that Geiko commercial with the drill sergeant and the wimp on the couch--a cop-out and an excuse for failure to pursue your strong instincts. I used to have a landlord who was a hoarder like the show, for which the Collyer brothers are patron saints--now, I can understand hoarding things of great value, I cannot understand hoarding junk--to me that is sick, sick, sick! Such people are in need of serious help. Most collectors and coin dealers I know are honest people who have arrived at their hobbies through healthy interests.[/QUOTE]
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