unexpectedly discovered in an HCI (human-computer interaction) themed blog that i recently started reading, "OK/Cancel"... in an entry on enjoyment bandwith, ie, the amount of data a human can reasonably enjoy within a lifetime, in the first comment is this happy tidbit of information:

"Volumes have been written on syllogomania (an obsessive-compulsive trash-hoarding disorder) - maybe there's some "digital parallel" to be found there?"

syllogomania.