Reading these comments has been eyeopening. If one person tells you you’re drunk, they might be wrong. When several tell you you’re drunk? You’re probably drunk.
Re-reading my post, I can kind of see this weird sense of ‘but but there must be something better!’ And as others have pointed out, the reason for doing any of this is to listen to the music we love.
The fact that this behaviour isn’t limited to just headphones (my deep dives on technical outdoor clothing, eg) is clearly a sign I need to just STOP SHOPPING for a while.
I don’t *need* all these things.
For context, I grew up in a well-off house, then we lost everything (long story), and I grew up basically actually hungry for a lot of my teens.
I’m now earning a significant amount as a published author on Amazon, and felt I finally have free capital to spend some money and finally enjoy things in life.
But I can see now that I’m going in the wrong direction with this. I’m trying to patch up and heal all that stuff from years ago with stuff. If I accumulate enough stuff it will shore me up emotionally. Convince me that I’ve ‘made it’ or something.
OK, I’ll stop now. This isn’t really what this sub is for, but sincerely thank you to everyone for helping me figure some stuff out.
Reading these comments has been eyeopening. If one person tells you you’re drunk, they might be wrong. When several tell you you’re drunk? You’re probably drunk.
Re-reading my post, I can kind of see this weird sense of ‘but but there must be something better!’ And as others have pointed out, the reason for doing any of this is to listen to the music we love.
The fact that this behaviour isn’t limited to just headphones (my deep dives on technical outdoor clothing, eg) is clearly a sign I need to just STOP SHOPPING for a while.
I don’t *need* all these things.
For context, I grew up in a well-off house, then we lost everything (long story), and I grew up basically actually hungry for a lot of my teens.
I’m now earning a significant amount as a published author on Amazon, and felt I finally have free capital to spend some money and finally enjoy things in life.
But I can see now that I’m going in the wrong direction with this. I’m trying to patch up and heal all that stuff from years ago with stuff. If I accumulate enough stuff it will shore me up emotionally. Convince me that I’ve ‘made it’ or something.
OK, I’ll stop now. This isn’t really what this sub is for, but sincerely thank you to everyone for helping me figure some stuff out.