Wondering if this is common with ADHD. maybe not only physical media but just things in general. I for one am not a fan that everything is digital and nonexistent so make it a point to own media I care about on physical copies.
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I have a huge physical media collection. I don’t feel like I actually own something unless I can touch it. The only time I buy digital is when something isn’t available any other way. I think in my case it’s an autism thing rather than an ADHD thing since I’m both.
I would say it’s mostly because of ADHD that I prefer digital. I don’t lose it, it doesn’t turn into clutter, I can take it with me without having to remember (e.g. on the steam deck or switch)…
There’s the downside of publishers sometimes removing access to the content, but that’s more of a downside of bad actors rather than digital explicitly - people who bought The Crew as a physical copy still lost access because ubisoft sucks, not because it was digital.
Ah see, the problem for me with digital is I do lose it. I cannot standardize a naming or file format, so I end up with so much clutter. Id much rather organize my records by artist a to z and be able to physically see it. Maybe im just old
So, I’m actually a big fan of digital. My disks don’t get scratched, my tapes aren’t lost under the bed, and I don’t spill anything on my books.
That being said, I do feel the urge to collect things, and even though I’m not buying physical media, I see merch related to it and think “I should have that. I don’t know what I’d do with it, but I should have it.”
Fortunately, I’m too broke to act on these urges, but I totally understand them.
I feel the opposite, I wish more things could be digital. It is convenient and easy to backup.
But honestly I don’t think this is ADHD, maybe the fact that it can be taken to a certain absolutist level is the ADHD part.
Well I don’t know if it’s tied to ADHD, I just want a copy that I can play on my laptop with my solar charger in the end of days. I have a bottle of johnny walker blue to crack when that day happens.
I do wonder if preppers are more likely to be adhd too. Im a mild prepper lol.
I never really thought about it, but it’s certainly possible. It definitely makes me feel better to have certain things in these uncertain times.
Not sure if related, but I need to see everything I need for a task on the computer. alt+tab or virtual desktops don’t do it for me - I need 3 or more physical screens.
Just upped my productivity a lot by having a dedicated screen that always only shows the mindmap with the todos & plan.
