Tell me! You're nerds, right? And you have stuff?

[thebitterguy]

I'm gonna start with a generalization that we, as geeks, will accumulate stuff. Our hobbies tend to be based around things, whether books of some kinds (periodical graphic novels and collections and rpg books and paperback novels and old pulp magazines)

I'm also going to state that we tend to let them out to like-minded folk. Can I borrow your copy of X? is a common question.

So, I have questions.

[Poll #1179185]

And I would like to just state right now, if I've fucked conjugating the word "to lend/loan/let" repeatedly, I am sorry.

Comments

[missyvortexdv.livejournal.com]

I don't mind lending out common easily replaceable items so much to acquaintances, a book or a couple of DVD's, though I really much prefer to lending to people I've met a few times at conventions or have built up a reasonable rapport with and to those I tend to lend quite a few things out at once if I've watched/read already/recently.

I tend to be of the opinion I can't consume all the items I own at once, wouldn't want to either there's only so much playing/reading/watching of an item to do in one period of time and it doesn't hurt to lend them even if they might get a litle scuffed/bashed in the post. I kind of have to be willing to maybe lose the itmes if I lend that way, on the offchance Royal Mail will stuff up and lose it, but thee's worse stuff than losing a boxset or a couple of dvd's.

I like the fact that my stuff gets extra enjoyment for others and I don't necessarily think it means the friend will never buy it or anything, they just got a taster with the loan. I wouldn't loan out anythin irreplaceable mind you, nothing collectible but that's just plain common sense I'd say.

[thebitterguy]

True, all good points. I tend to only lend things to people who are in my immediate vicinity (within an hour or two drive, at the outside) who I know from meatspace.

I don't think I've ever mailed something to someone I expected back.