Very true. I think my thought process was something like, if I need a cord and one of my backups is broken, I can use backup #2 and still have backup #3 in case another cord breaks before I can get a new backup.

Has this ever happened? No. “But it might,” whispers the hoarding goblin in my head

Edit: spelling

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I carried around a Costco pack of toilet paper through like 4 moves "just in case" and then the plague hit and I was the only person I knew who wasn't wiping with wads of lawn trimmings. Sometimes that hoarding goblin is on to something

[–] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm not sure why I have even one parallel cable, but I do. Surely I could just buy one online if I ever needed one. 🤔

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

I'm the last year I've needed exactly 2 m.2 standoffs and been able to produce them from my pile of shite, continue with installing the drives and not spent an extra few quid on getting them delivered. I will continue to use this to justify hoarding power tools and wood.

[–] ChaosCoati@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

For me, I live rurally so yes, I can order one but it’ll take at least a week to get here. Or I can spend as much on gas as the cord costs and waste my time making a special trip into town to get it sooner

Mind you, I still hoarded cords when I lived in a city. Now I can finally justify it