I had totally forgotten how wonderful this article is. Linked below, if you have never read it. The end to me sums up exactly how I feel about baseball cards as well, though I grew up collecting late 80's and 90's junk wax, not 1950's and 60's sets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...-3c7967a331f8/
Well worth a few minutes of your time, at any rate.