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Hunting things that already exist, then guarding them like they might escape.
means The deliberate gathering and keeping of related objects for pleasure, status, study, or pure obsession.
from From Latin colligere, to gather together, from com- (with) plus legere (to choose or read) — collectors quite literally pick their poison.
Brain chemistryThe hunt triggers more dopamine than the find.
Coined fearFear of running out is collecting's secret engine.
Three is a setPsychologists say two objects feel accidental, three feels deliberate.