
Addressing Jonathan's "Watch Collector's Dilemma" post, Ulysses writes:
Too much choice can be as bad as no choice. The pursuit of a new novelty becomes addictive. If there's an item you've been lusting after for months or years, once you have it you will still eventually take it for granted, and it'll fade in to the background of your life. Then you'll be out looking for that thrill again, and it never ends. This is why even if I could afford a bunch of watches I probably wouldn't build a huge collection. For me, sentimental value is as important as monetary value. If i've had a decent looking reliable watch for several years and become attached to it, i'd feel weird wearing something different - like an old belt or comfortable shoes. With a huge collection i'd probably suffer the cognitive dissonance problem of not being able to choose what I wanted to wear, becoming paralysed like one of Asimov's robots.
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