People collect all kinds of stuff, from toys to sneakers and everything else in between. Think of anything, and I mean ANYTHING and there’s probably a person somewhere in the world that’s collecting it. Although it seems like a hobby, many psychologists say we all have different motivations for collecting. Some people collect for investment, some for pure enjoyment and some to expand their social lives attending swap meetings and exchanging information with like minded people. But for everyone, collecting is a quest. Once you’ve entered in the world of collecting, there’s almost no way you’re getting out of there because it seems like a never-ending journey that offers something new and cool with every next step you take. For many psychologists, collecting could be a means to immortality, that hidden human desire that not even the richest man in the world can fulfill.
