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I've discovered a rather thorny problem with my writing.
It's a bit of the Star Trek conundrum, actually--a post scarcity utopian universe [but with manifestation instead of replicators] in theory, but characters act like things are still scarce, and in the case of my first series, logically, there would be none of the dark struggles that occur in Book 2, 3, and 5 of Series 1 especially [and none of the cosmic stakes in my latest series]. I've tried to explain it away by stating that some beings want to have super challenging life situations to grow spiritually...but...I'm not sure it works in practice.

People who have experienced extreme poverty or war rationing, for example, often act like things are still scarce.
I can remember my grandmother keeping twisty-ties and washing out plastic bags to reuse.
Of course, now it's become trendy to be frugal and zero-waste.

Some people who've gone hungry in the past become food hoarders.

My mum told me that her grandmother used to do similar things.

I hoard food, but only in video games. I'm not entirely sure why.

hoarders have a lot of anxiety.
I know someone who hoards.
You can hardly walk through their house, full of rubbish.
You think, "Why don't they just throw it out?"
But if you remove one small piece of paper, it will drive them nuts.

People are so strange, it's almost laughable.

They probably think the same about us.
I know I'm strange, and people laugh at me sometimes, but usually they're just baffled.

^^People don't tend to notice me. If they do, they often have to guess my gender.

^Erm...

Hoarding can be a bit like addiction, as in you are always aware of the potential to slip backwards if you don't practice your daily anti-hoarding techniques. It is about being aware that the hoarder is still in there.

I don't expect anyone to really understand as it is difficult for the person with a hoarding problem to understand. It is something I have lived with for years and know how hard it is to give up a tiny useless piece of anything.

There are many reasons for hoarding and some are very understandable such as hoarding food if you are worried you may not be able to afford food in the future. Or if a creative side wants to keep things to recycle.

I know what it looks like to outsiders, however, I also know it can in some way sooth me.

Just finished making the potassium broth fr the week
The one thing I can rely on to feel strengthened during seasonal changes

So there were old oak tress in front of the police station and alongside city hall. I reminded myself to take a look at their leaves today. It was then that I realized they are not there anymore. Guess I was too distracted by the grounds of the courthouse being all torn up for renovations.

Local fire radio: engines responding to local parking lot on reports of a car smoking.

Personally, if the car is over 18 I don't see the problem.