Why does this hobby "click"? (47 Viewers)

[acezag]

I was talking excitedly about the differences between the very modern design of a rack of Ritz Carlton $25s I had just acquired, and the beautiful, timeless CPC hotstamp set a member had sold me, and how much I loved both in their own ways. And, as I saw the bemused confusion in my wife's eyes, I was reminded: for 90% of the world, this hobby makes absolutely no damn sense. But for those of us who it does, it "clicks" in a way few things do.

So my question: what is it exactly about chipping that just clicks for those of us who can't resist it? Who exactly is attracted to this strange fascination? Obviously, a love of poker is a key component. But what else predicts a chipper?

 

[tabletalker7]

Brain damage. I know how times I have concussions (yet I still love football) so I just write it off as brain damage

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

I guess I'm on the outskirts of true chipper. I've spent more than I ever thought I would on poker chips, but I would have very little interest in owning sets I won't use. So for me it clicks because it enables me to host and play in games that I love.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Lead from paint.....

 

[merkong]

I guess I'm on the outskirts of true chipper. I've spent more than I ever thought I would on poker chips, but I would have very little interest in owning sets I won't use. So for me it clicks because it enables me to host and play in games that I love.

This.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Autism?

 

[jayfiggy]

Anyone willing to do a study on a few hundred chippers so we can get to the bottom of this?

I’ll be the first lab rat

 

[BarrieJ3]

Everyone jokes, but I’ve chatted with a couple folks before and they seem to generally agree.

I think that a rather not small % of chippers are atypical/non-normative from a cognitive stand point. Of course this may be true in tons of “collector” type circles, but I’d place money on it being considerably higher here.

I’d guesstimate a pretty high % of active chippers struggle in new environments or social circles outside their norm.

Total hypothesis/guess of course with 0 imperial data to support it. But uhhhh….yeah.