• Almonds@mander.xyz
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    16 hours ago

    I can’t throw boxes away because I’ve moved so many times to avoid rising rental costs. I’m packing again right now, and it’s really nice to have the little inserts that kind of stabilize the consoles in their boxes

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      Doesn’t it have a travelling case? Is that not enough? My SO has a Switch, I have Steam Deck, and those cases survived moving many times.

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      14 hours ago

      In the past 14 years, ever since becoming an adult, I have had to move 11 different times. I have learned just how useful good boxes are. I can’t get rid of them, I’m gonna need them when I move again next year.

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      Yeah, the person in the picture seems to either not move often or not resell things. I’ve moved quite a bit and having the boxes for all my things has helped immensely. Instead of buying new boxes for everything, trying to fit stuff in there, unpacking and throwing away all boxes because “somebody held my hand”, I just reuse.

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      14 hours ago

      Thank you. You just helped me get to the bottom of why I can’t let these stupid boxes go. I used to move every year.

      Now that I don’t move so much, I think I can throw some out.

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        It’s crazy how strongly the brain tries to protect us from old stresses, without us being consciously aware of it.

        I’m glad you don’t need to move every year anymore! It’s one of those normalized things that truly shouldn’t be. I mean, it’s not the avocado toast that’s keeping homeownership out of reach, it’s the constant moving/application/deposit/etc fees we face so often