Honestly, we've chatted about how my habits have changed, but it's interesting how much pickup videos can impact your collecting, especially early on in your collecting life. I think a lot of people go through a discovery phase and a refinement phase. That first time you see some pickups videos and realize how wide the world of gaming is and how many games are out there for you to really sink your teeth into, it feels like you'll never catch up! It's not a bad thing, the excitement and desire to track these things down and add them to your collection is a lot of fun, but it's really hard for it not to be the focus of your collecting. It also helps that the discovery is coupled with a sense of community, like you and your friends are all discovering something new together. As time goes on and you become more familiar with the landscape, and more familiar with what you're interested in, you switch into that refinement phase. Maybe that means you sell stuff off, maybe it means you just buy less, or more it just means you become more intentional about what you track down. I think a lot of people these days that were either creators or fans of the RUclips community of yesteryear are now in that refinement phase. In the end, I still love pickups videos, but for different reasons. I do still love finding new games and discovering new series, but it happens a lot less now. For me, pickups are still valuable because I love to see what passions people have and what they're interested in. I really don't have much interest in watching pickups videos if the person doesn't have a clear reason for why they're picking stuff up. Passion creates interest creates passion. It's infectious! Always interesting to hear where you're at dood! Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Rusty! I find myself doing the same. Rather than find a game just to put on the shelf, I ask myself "Will I actually play this?". My genres have pretty much stayed the same since 2010. I still play lots of pokemon and smash bros lol. To be honest, I find myself gravitating towards the newer games (like on the Switch and PS4). Anyways, always good to see an upload from you! 😁
Great to see you upload again Rusty. I definitely was a big watcher of youtube gaming community back in the day as a young 12 year old boy and was inspired to start collecting as well. Slowly over the years I realized I was absorbed into gaming for mental health reasons, passion that began back then and watching youtube gaming community back then. Was definitely magical back then discovering all those games I never heard of and making huge list of games I would love to play. Long story short I plan on selling parts of my collection and keep my favorites and it was from understanding myself better as a person and why I play games to begin with while also keeping my passion for it. I still prefer having physical copies because having digital copies is not the same even though it is nice.
Thanks for tuning in! I agree, though, it was definitely a special time to be apart of, whether you were making videos or just watching them. It still felt like a friendly, inviting community of people. I'm glad you're in a similar place where you're beginning to refine your collection of games to be those that bring you the most joy. I think that's incredibly important, at least it has been for me. And I too more often than not will get physical copies of games, even for current gen consoles, but it's becoming less and less of a priority for me. I think that's okay, too :)
Awesome video Rusty! I really enjoyed listening to this and hearing about the past! Everything you said was spot on. Such a different time right now with regards to ALL of it!!! Collecting, making videos, etc. I'm glad to be back though and love hearing your thoughts as always! The old community still lives on!
I have a lot of thoughts on this subject (or subjects) and it’s kind of hard to nail them all down. I’m sure you found it difficult to fully articulate all your feelings as well. I’ve tried to make a few videos recently (in the last year or so) about this: Collecting and Mental Health and How I Became a Collector, etc, but they ultimately feel incomplete to me. It’s really hard to explain to folks who weren’t there or weren’t impacted. I’ve shifted away from monthly pick up style videos because I have become acutely aware of the “keeping up with the jonses” mentality that I no doubt contributed to, and no longer want to. I still do pick up videos, because I like them and the audience likes them, but I try to space them out, make them less about FOMO, and try to put a greater emphasis on analysis and memories, etc, than sheer accumulation of material possessions. Which is all to say that my collecting habits have absolutely changed as well and I hope to impress healthier habits and mentalities upon the audience that is still with me. Great video, Rusty.
Whether it was evident or not, there were so many moments when I was recording this where I had to pause and think of the point I was even trying to make, edit out the silence, and talk a bit more. Even still, I felt like I could have gone on for 2-3 more hours and I still wouldn't have fully hit on all of my thoughts, or to your point, articulated them in the way I intended or others would fully understand. In the days of "monthly pickup" videos, I don't really have any regrets buying the games that I did. In a strange way, those were formative years for me in trying to discover specific games/genres I wouldn't normally play. Eventually, I think they also helped me to unapologetically embrace the games that I've always loved (e.g., licensed Disney jank and 3D platformers). You were always a positive influence for me throughout that process. I'm not sure when you made the update to your YT bio, but I love the message of "A self aware look at video game collecting, playing, discourse, and where these things intersect with our personal stories and mental health." I may not comment as frequently as I should, but 10 years later I still always look forward to a TV and Lust video in my Subscriptions feed. Thanks for watching, Craig.
Honestly, we've chatted about how my habits have changed, but it's interesting how much pickup videos can impact your collecting, especially early on in your collecting life. I think a lot of people go through a discovery phase and a refinement phase. That first time you see some pickups videos and realize how wide the world of gaming is and how many games are out there for you to really sink your teeth into, it feels like you'll never catch up! It's not a bad thing, the excitement and desire to track these things down and add them to your collection is a lot of fun, but it's really hard for it not to be the focus of your collecting. It also helps that the discovery is coupled with a sense of community, like you and your friends are all discovering something new together.
As time goes on and you become more familiar with the landscape, and more familiar with what you're interested in, you switch into that refinement phase. Maybe that means you sell stuff off, maybe it means you just buy less, or more it just means you become more intentional about what you track down. I think a lot of people these days that were either creators or fans of the RUclips community of yesteryear are now in that refinement phase.
In the end, I still love pickups videos, but for different reasons. I do still love finding new games and discovering new series, but it happens a lot less now. For me, pickups are still valuable because I love to see what passions people have and what they're interested in. I really don't have much interest in watching pickups videos if the person doesn't have a clear reason for why they're picking stuff up. Passion creates interest creates passion. It's infectious!
Always interesting to hear where you're at dood! Thanks for sharing.
Great video, Rusty! I find myself doing the same. Rather than find a game just to put on the shelf, I ask myself "Will I actually play this?".
My genres have pretty much stayed the same since 2010. I still play lots of pokemon and smash bros lol. To be honest, I find myself gravitating towards the newer games (like on the Switch and PS4).
Anyways, always good to see an upload from you! 😁
Great to see you upload again Rusty.
I definitely was a big watcher of youtube gaming community back in the day as a young 12 year old boy and was inspired to start collecting as well.
Slowly over the years I realized I was absorbed into gaming for mental health reasons, passion that began back then and watching youtube gaming community back then.
Was definitely magical back then discovering all those games I never heard of and making huge list of games I would love to play.
Long story short I plan on selling parts of my collection and keep my favorites and it was from understanding myself better as a person and why I play games to begin with while also keeping my passion for it.
I still prefer having physical copies because having digital copies is not the same even though it is nice.
Thanks for tuning in! I agree, though, it was definitely a special time to be apart of, whether you were making videos or just watching them. It still felt like a friendly, inviting community of people. I'm glad you're in a similar place where you're beginning to refine your collection of games to be those that bring you the most joy. I think that's incredibly important, at least it has been for me. And I too more often than not will get physical copies of games, even for current gen consoles, but it's becoming less and less of a priority for me. I think that's okay, too :)
Awesome video Rusty! I really enjoyed listening to this and hearing about the past! Everything you said was spot on. Such a different time right now with regards to ALL of it!!! Collecting, making videos, etc. I'm glad to be back though and love hearing your thoughts as always! The old community still lives on!
Thanks so much for watching, Paige! It is different now, but I love seeing several people still uploading videos such as yourself. It's so refreshing!
I have a lot of thoughts on this subject (or subjects) and it’s kind of hard to nail them all down. I’m sure you found it difficult to fully articulate all your feelings as well. I’ve tried to make a few videos recently (in the last year or so) about this: Collecting and Mental Health and How I Became a Collector, etc, but they ultimately feel incomplete to me. It’s really hard to explain to folks who weren’t there or weren’t impacted. I’ve shifted away from monthly pick up style videos because I have become acutely aware of the “keeping up with the jonses” mentality that I no doubt contributed to, and no longer want to. I still do pick up videos, because I like them and the audience likes them, but I try to space them out, make them less about FOMO, and try to put a greater emphasis on analysis and memories, etc, than sheer accumulation of material possessions. Which is all to say that my collecting habits have absolutely changed as well and I hope to impress healthier habits and mentalities upon the audience that is still with me. Great video, Rusty.
Whether it was evident or not, there were so many moments when I was recording this where I had to pause and think of the point I was even trying to make, edit out the silence, and talk a bit more. Even still, I felt like I could have gone on for 2-3 more hours and I still wouldn't have fully hit on all of my thoughts, or to your point, articulated them in the way I intended or others would fully understand. In the days of "monthly pickup" videos, I don't really have any regrets buying the games that I did. In a strange way, those were formative years for me in trying to discover specific games/genres I wouldn't normally play. Eventually, I think they also helped me to unapologetically embrace the games that I've always loved (e.g., licensed Disney jank and 3D platformers). You were always a positive influence for me throughout that process.
I'm not sure when you made the update to your YT bio, but I love the message of "A self aware look at video game collecting, playing, discourse, and where these things intersect with our personal stories and mental health." I may not comment as frequently as I should, but 10 years later I still always look forward to a TV and Lust video in my Subscriptions feed. Thanks for watching, Craig.