powernoodle
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This is one of those facts that is disturbingly accurate, yet very difficult to confront head on... when you have "something to look forward to" it's a bit easier to deal with "the sh*t that's happening now"
I don't want to derail this fine thread, so I'll say only this - I am truly convinced that we buy knives in excess for the same reason a hoarder hoards, a drunk drinks or a shopaholic shops. Its to distract and anesthetize ourselves from our inner turmoil. Its the only reason I can figure out why I have such an excessive arsenal of knives, with 98% being completely unnecessary. Yesterday I ordered my 12th Delica (green FFG, thank you), and am waiting on 3 other knives as well. I just watched a Nutnfancy knife review (FFG Endura) on my phone at the doctor's office, though I've seen it probably 5 times already. Its a mental condition in the most true and literal sense. Discussions of blade steel, handle materials, rope tests and so forth are just the cover story to provide a veneer of sanity to something that otherwise makes no sense at all.