Confessions of a Middle-Aged Domain Hoarder

I personally own well over 100 domains. A select few of them are actually live. The rest? Parked, forwarded, or none of the above. These domains cost me real money. For whatever reason, I've chosen to be loyal to a domain registrar that doesn't have the best prices, unless you jump through some weird hoops with their discount program. I've been thinking a lot about the cost of things, especially the things that realistically have no value in my life. Owning a bunch of domains is a flex of my own ignorance in a lot of ways, and that doesn't spark joy. The majority of my unused domains fall into two categories: nostalgia and defensive registration. Nostalgia domains tend to be domains I actually did something with once upon a time. My thought is, if I own a domain that once housed something with my name attached, I'd prefer it not fall into the hands of the bad guys. Thing is, I've had some domains actually fall into the hands of people with nefarious intentions. They find a domain that…