Editing The Pen Addict 308/transcript (section)

== Yellow Pencil Question ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, and this goes back to just the very most basic question is, why do I need anything more than a yellow number two pencil? It's, well, because, like you're saying, we have these desires to find things that fit our needs, and fit our personalities, and fit our styles. But, you know, it's, I do understand the sentiment. This is more of a, for me, it's more of an enough thing, as like, do I have enough? Like, I don't want to have too much stuff. And I'm at that point right now, like, where I have too much stuff. So, it starts to get uncomfortable for me when I have too much stuff. And like I just said, I bought, like, three more pins during this show. And so, it's like, why do you keep doing that? It's like, well, you know, I'm also in the business of it. And so, I like to try different things and new things. And, you know, I'll sell other things that I don't really use. So, I guess we keep looking because, like, I think, like you said, Myke, it is in our nature. But I think what Adorkables always is also saying is, like, is that a healthy thing? And it may not be for some people. Probably not. I talk about that all the time. It's like you, we talk about buying things and limited editions and FOMO and things like that. But you have to know yourself better than, like, anyone who you're listening to, anyone whose opinion you're listening to. And, you know, that's what I'm here for. I'm here to give opinions on products and maybe help you find the one thing where you do. I would be, it would be awesome if you told me, Brad, you recommended this pin. It's the best pin I ever use. I never need to buy another pin. That would make me ecstatic. Like, you know, that I've done my job. Like, you did great. You found the perfect thing. And you don't need any more. That'd be an awesome place to be. And then there's a group of us that just, like, love pins, right? I love fountain pins. And when someone makes a new thing, like Franklin Kristoff makes some other shape or other color, I want to add that into my Franklin Kristoff collection because I love the brand and I love the colors. It's just kind of like with any other hobby or with any other thing, like, you're into. You know, it's managing what you use versus what you need versus what you have to have versus what's required versus your budget. And so it's a very tough question to answer. But I would hope, like, in a dream world that we all had one pin and that was our favorite pin and that's all we use. But then that would be disingenuous as well because my business that I run is around all the things, right? So it's a weird conversation to have sometimes.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You're in the buy more business, but we all are. You know, if you're selling stuff, I'm in the buy more of our sponsors business, right? Like, it's a thing. This is capitalism at its best and worst. I don't know. Yeah. Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So I always, the only thing I concern myself with is just making sure people are happy and stay within their budget, not getting themselves into, like, financial ruin because they have to have the next latest and greatest. We have to say this. That really bugs me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' We always have to say this whenever it comes up and it's really important. You never get yourself into debt over pens. God, no. You never do that. Never, ever, ever do that. Yep. Yep.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. So, yeah. And just, you know. So I, like I said, the dream world would, everyone had that one pen, but then my, one of my core philosophies, if you will, is, you know, this is why we have more than one pen, right? Because there's, not everyone has the same needs or assigns the same values to every single object. So, you know, it's the great philosophical question. And we'll have to get our favorite philosopher on there, Mr. Myke Independence. So, yeah. So buy responsibly and love what you own. And if you don't, sell it and get rid of it and move on to the next thing. I don't know if we answered that question. Did we answer that question?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I have no idea anymore, but I'm going to say yes. It's a tough question. This next question comes from TheRealNibCreep. What's your favorite Japanese ballpoint made out of metal? Think an alternative to the Parker Jota.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This is a shockingly hard question.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Hmm.