I can so relate to this Bearisgrey. Until last year, I bought as many machines as I could just because and they sat, mostly to look at, then same with fabric and magazinse and books. My thinking is, if I were 20 years younger, I would try more and buy longarms, etc, go's but you know what?? During "our" hayday, the things we were buying and doing were as spectalcular as those today are doing. We drove older cars and look what cars can do now...Park themselves????
So let's not even think about being the "antiques" in this new quilting world....we brought it to what it is today with our knowledge and experiences. Now it's their turn to do for their family future. Just saying.... LOL
For example...remember when we bought our first stereos and got free albums with it and wow, a great round table with an extra needle? OMgosh, look what they have now. I don't even want to have to learn it. Let the younger ones go forward...we use what works for us still. And in IMHO lasts longer...