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NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art Joined: 2025-02-22

Post by Elle Lookbook
In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up,
not from neglect, but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.

Reply by M. Nolan Gray
"Babe, it's not clutter. It's the Japanese practice of tsundoku."

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ivanafterall@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-20

It's a much nicer word than "hoarding."

Janx@piefed.social Joined: 2025-12-19

It's not like it's a moral failing or anything, so no judgement... but I would argue this is neglect. Organizing, and storing books in a protected location where you can easily access them doesn't preclude them from giving you "the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories".

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