Buying our first place two years ago has been the ultimate test in GAS. I keep telling myself, it would just be a total waste NOT to have a dream setup now that I own my own space. Isn’t that what buying a place was for in the first place? 
Luckily, I live in Tokyo and have limited storage space, so physical limitations have kept me somewhat in check.
New synapses lead to new workflows lead to new(and therefore interesting) outputs
Also- “oh snap! Elektron released a new box! I love that workflow”
It’s still cheaper than real therapy
I’ll never find a mint condition Thermionic Culture Phoenix Mastering Plus for under $4k ever again!
omg, this is where i am w home hifi rigs. all the stuff i lusted over in the 90s is now pretty cheap, and i can afford it. problem now is that my wife won’t allow 4’ tall speakers in our living room
Two weeks later : digi box for sale. Gently used (4 hours)
Before:
I want a big kingdom
After:
I want to go minimal with it and focus on the bare essentials
The endless cycle of the electronic Everyman
That’s why I recently went on a mini rant about why I have to date preferred hardware over software. At least when you change your mind you can get a good chunk of money back, especially if you buy used and sell on the auctions. That said, I’m going the opposite at the moment and selling off a grip of hardware and buying software to clear up physical space. You’re right, it never ends. Haha.
Btw, this is a brilliant thread.
Reading through this is almost as fun as looking for new gear
( I don’t personally use this one anymore … maybe when I was younger and before the internet made things easier to research)
I need synth xxxxx because a person who’s made a record I’ve heard on tv/radio used it on their track and it’s the magic thing I need to also get my music played.
Did you know BoC used an SH-101 for ROYGBIV?
surely I can’t do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING on this shitty little laptop 
Ouch! I felt that burn. Hahah
I must go buy one.
I heard they used electricity to power their equipment too. I should use that.
And , I heard they finished tracks and released them.
I might do that , but 1st I need to buy sh101.
Loop till end.
This is how I justified buying the Korg Wavedrum; Sheila E. has one!
I held off on selling my AR MK1 when I got the MK2, in case either one needs to be sent in for repair.
that’s another reason why i’m about to buy more venerable* grooveboxes – spare brains for my rig 
i really don’t want back to laptop, that’s my universal excuse.
( * modern grooveoxes suck. sad but true.)
I only live this life once, FFS!
I still have my (mint) RM1x, because “one day drums, you know…”
Bought an Octatrack MK2, because “I just got another boy!”
Bought a Squarp Pyramid, because “My eyes don’t read a screen so well…”
and the list goes on…
ps - Still have my near-mint Access VirusB, because of “Analogue, you know…”