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Self storage facilities hold garbage people refuse to toss

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Instead of throwing away broken lamps and terrible childhood artwork, people rent entirely separate buildings to house their junk. The self-storage model thrives on the psychological inability to let go of material possessions. People will spend thousands of dollars over a decade to house items that are collectively worth about fifty bucks at a yard sale.

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