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Originally Posted by demonrail666
There's obviously some deep psychology going on with keeping books.
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I think deeper than merely the act of "showing off" (to one's self or others).
This has sort of occurred to me: As physical objects, they can be somewhat comforting, as if they can act as cushions or something. They don't, but maybe some us psychologically operate as if they do? Maybe it's the same part of the brain that accounts for hoarding, but if so, why only books?
It was a relief to unload 150 books at once, but I sort of tremble at the thought of not having
any.