Much of the EDC stuff we carry is more for feeling good than doing good. Pry bars (as noted by GB), paracord bracelets, fire starting kits, redundant knives, SAKs and MTs, and so on. I've carried some of this stuff too, and am not looking down on the practice of feeling good. Rather, its quite a good thing to experience. What gripes me just a little is when people pretend that they need a paracord bracelet or that it has any utility.
I follow a thread on a blade forum that will remain nameless, where people including myself post pics of their EDC knives. Or alleged EDC knifes. I would say that about 83% of the pics are jewelry knives or art knives, that clearly have never opened an Amazon box nor peeled an apple. They cost $700 and don't have a fingerprint on them. Its fine of course to have these kind of toys, but we should acknowledge again that they exist for the purpose of feeling good rather than having any actual utility.
These things are binkies and blankies for grown axe men.
Same thing with paracord bracelets and extra EDC firearm magazines. Sure, its possible that one might use these things, just as its possible that wolverines might fly out of my toilet, but so far it has not happened even once in the history of mankind. But we feel good when we carry them, so that's what we do. Same thing with EDC-ing 5 different blades. Its fun and it feels good, but its sort of ridiculous from a practical perspective. Great Grandpappy in WWII made it through the day just fine with a beat up traditional knife and a booger-encrusted handkerchief. No $700 Damascus blade with mammoth scales required.
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