Quite the opposite, actually. COnversation on this topic has been
insightful, useful and helpful, and I appreciate all the feedback
I've received thus far.
As for the syndrome, I can probably see that. My whole family except
for my brother and I are pack rats. It was bad enough before, but
the expensive hardware pack ratting is a tad much. I can understand
him keeping the oldest of the computers around, as they will most
likely be considered real collector's items in the days to come.
However, buying everything G3-G5 isn't the best move.
Brian
On Jun 16, 2005, at 1:02 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
Firstly, it's nice that folks haven't given this guy pissy "this is
off topic"
emails Especially since a suprising number of mac users have
parents. I think the
syndrome your talking about is Diogenes Syndrome. But really you
don't have to be
old or be diagnosed with anything to be a pack rat.
matt
On Wed Jun 15 15:33 , Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
sent:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Things have gotten out of hand, he doesn't even turn on
these computers anymore, doesn't find a use for them, doesn't take
care of them (when I say they collect dust I really mean they
collect
dust- layers of it), yet he wants more and more, and I can't get him
to stop.
Anyone have experience with this/advice?
The factual info I know (not much): If I'm not mistaken it's a
form of a
condition called Cassandra Syndrome, fairly common in the elderly
but it
occurs in people in about middle age onwards as a rule.
It can take the form of collecting just about anything. I saw a
documentary
on it, with one lady who had a back yard full of fences. Yes, any
sort of
fencing you can imagine, plies and piles of it.
As long as the material being collected does not pose a health or
safety
risk, there is usually little that can be done about it as those
with it
rarely, and I mean rarely see it as a problem. Pushing the issue
usually
simply results in bad feelings within the family.
Bottom line: if he can afford this, and it is not injuring his
health (in
other words, he is not spending the grocery money on Macs, and is not
hardwiring hard drives to the light sockets), then he is pretty
much free to
do what he likes.
Mac(Sween)
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