The following article came from the May, 2021 edition of the monthly AARP Magazine. To call it fascinating would be a vast understatement. I would describe it as astonishing. In brief, the article illustrates the remarkable pile of useless crap that we Americans have accumulated. So much so that we have to rent additional spaces outside of our dwellings to accommodate the volumes of various items which we refuse to sell, give away or otherwise get rid of. In our little town there are storage units galore - seemingly one per mile. Given the large number of local storage rental units, it would seem that availability would not be an issue. In fact, there's a long wait to acquire one of these rentals - at present, six months or longer.
So, take a look at the article below. It tells the story way better than I can.
Readers, enjoy your day.