>>11032593The thing is it's not a choice. Not just toy collecting, but for any other medium this gets blamed on. Lets say someone gave up "consuming" and kept all the $$ linked to that. The fact is the money spent on toys or whatever is a drop in the bucket compared to what it takes to afford a home in a decent area, or raise a kid. So even if you didn't consume you still wouldn't be able to afford it.
Then there is also the fact that its also not an individual choice and you need another person as well. people dont actually meet eachother anymore, everyone always has their guard up, and its just way more common for people to be anxious or have social anxiety. Funny enough despite that many women already have double digit partners and are thus damaged in terms of being able to properly pair bond. So you got the worst of both worlds.
If it was as simple as "consume" or have a nice home, good wife, and children not even the dumbest fucks would pick consume. Consuming is just a byproduct of not being able to have those previous things and finding something to entertain yourself or throw money at. And If people are in a position where they can afford kids/a home in the first place chances are they are also going to be able to consume to some degree as well. I suppose if your like one of these outlier of faggots who spends $500+ a month on toys or games that’s an exception, but really how many faggots are doing that. I probably get a Game, or figure every month or every other month. Which I would probably say is on the more serious side. And Cutting that out would do fuck all to increase prospects of eventually being able to afford a home, or raise a family.
