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It believe that it’s a lifestyle thing. Consumer goods are cheap so people buy just to keep entertained. Then they need space to keep all the junk.
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It is but it isn’t a recent fad. I think it is kind of a hold over from our parents and Grandparents when thier thrith wouldn’t allow them to throw anything away because “they could use that again”.
We once cleaned out my grandfathers backyard while he was away and he wouldn’t speak to any of us for a week….