Reply To: Digital collecting is cheaper and takes less room

[darkvoivod 7112xp 1]

The one thing in this digital age I’ve noticed is that digital only contents soon looses it’s perceived value for me.
I used to value books, cd’s and dvd. Now I have Netflix, Disney plus, Spotify and an e-reader filled with more books I’ll ever read.
I still enjoy music, movies and stories ofcourse, but it doesn’t tickle me as it used to. I liked looking through my collections. It was cool to browse the bookstore for a new purchase with limited funds or play that new cd over and over. Now I hop from one to the other not having time for a repeat visit, because something new came along and, well, I have the subscription already.
I’d think it’d be the same with STL files for me, especially with al the freely available stuff and patreon subscriptions. My limited access to the goods is what make me value them.
I’m sure to get into 3d printing, but it will never beat the real thing. One thing about this hobby is that a huge part gets me away from screens.

And I have to many mini’s as well. I recently just decided to become more selective with what I purchase. I have my monthly budget for hobbies and it’ll probably be spend on mini’s one way or the other. Rather have 5 new mini’s in my 50 euro’s of STL’s adding to the projects I haven’t finished yet. It would just make it feel like my pile would grow even harder, if though it’s not physical.

Just how I look at this of course. I’m not gonna tell you what to do with your hobbytime/money.