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Post #2185817

2026-05-05 09:00 UTC

@fringemagnet Yeah, that unnecessary gendering tripped me up too and there are plenty of old USB cables and ancient A/C adapters I should probably start with. The way I understand it, he isn't suggesting to get rid of all CDs - just the things that are no longer part of your "now". I tend to keep too many things purely for sentimental reasons / nostalgia and getting rid of these things takes a lot of effort and is exhausting, so the idea of "narrating an object before releasing it: to say what it meant, who it came from and what chapter of life it represents" kinda resonates with me. Like "I've bought my first digital camera after school after saving up and working a summer job, it served me well, but it's now a relic of the 90's that longer has any practical use and it's taking up a shoe box sized space." And looking back at some of the music I've bought in the 90's - some albums were definitely a bit pretentious I will probably never listen to them again. I'm still listening to Radiohead and Thom Yorke's new stuff though 😄

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  • @fringemagnet@sunny.garden 2026-05-05 09:39

    @chris@mstdn.games Yeah, I'm 100% with you, I think the main point is definitely legit, and most of us tend to keep stuff around either because "this meant something to me once" or "what if I need this at some point in the future". And honestly yeah, I think it was a badly-worded generalisation used to back an overall solid argument. Like you said, there's a distinction between keeping things around because you still as a person have a connection with them, and just refusing to let go of stuff that are no longer part of you. I've become a huge fan of decluttering and made it a habit to gather stuff to donate or recycle at least once a year, and it's been really great, so totally behind that. I just think that using music, or any form of art as an example of things to leave behind is not ideal, because it's actually one of those things that (usually) tend to follow us as we grow. Then again, even though I love discovering new music, most of the music I listen to is several decades old, from my most-listened to albums of the last few months I think only one came out 5 years ago, so maybe I'm also a bit biased. 😅

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