On October 23rd, 2008 john hopper (not verified) says:
I wonder how much collecting has to do with hunting, or at least the chase.
It is interesting the number of collectors that will surmount all sorts of obstacles to achieve the acquisition of that missing piece, treating it very like a nearly unobtainable 'holy grail.'
All of us are hooked on it. We humans will collect anything from unusual pieces of string, to the more acceptable music and movies.
I'm not sure if it is really a modern idea, as many in the eighteenth century became obsessed with collecting, for various reasons. There are probably more collectors now because the percentage who have the financial means and the leisure time, is greater than ever before.
Collecting Obsessions
I wonder how much collecting has to do with hunting, or at least the chase.
It is interesting the number of collectors that will surmount all sorts of obstacles to achieve the acquisition of that missing piece, treating it very like a nearly unobtainable 'holy grail.'
All of us are hooked on it. We humans will collect anything from unusual pieces of string, to the more acceptable music and movies.
I'm not sure if it is really a modern idea, as many in the eighteenth century became obsessed with collecting, for various reasons. There are probably more collectors now because the percentage who have the financial means and the leisure time, is greater than ever before.