Simply because I choose not to go with the flow does not make me obsessive. While it certainly puts me in the minority, and you could say I'm counter-culture, follow the beat of my own drummer, that I'm non-conformist, or whatever, that is not the same as being obsessive.

Please consult either your Funk & Wagnall's or the DSM if you've forgotten what the word obsessive really means.

When consumers buy a car and own only a car for their transportation needs, they are not considered obsessive. If you strip away all the social constructions surrounding car ownership, at its most basic level, that consumer has made a committment to using their car for their primary transportation. They bought this thing to get around, and that's what they use to get around. A tool being used for its intended purpose.

So why is it that when I buy a bicycle and own only bicycles for my transportation needs, that you think me obsessive? I've only made the same committment to my transportation choice as a car owner has--I bought this thing to get around, so that's what I use to get around. I use the tool for its intended purpose.

Yet I'm obsessive and they're not?