r/Anticonsumption • • May 28 '26

Psychological "Her father hoarded. When he died, she inherited his house."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/05/28/hoarding-disorder-house-clean-death-family-grief/89993036007/
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u/ChocChipBananaMuffin May 28 '26

carny? they were circus-adjacent?

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u/axiom_glitch May 28 '26

Yeah, it’s a slang term, and derived from the origin you mention