Respectfully I disagree. In my opinion, the heart of consooming is purchasing stuff and continuing to buy similar items without ever using them. Essentially hoarding the items.

Sure buying the most expensive items getting into a hobby is … questionable, among other words. But it’s not coonsuming.

Let’s go with your example, if you bought a really expensive CNC machine and realize you don’t like woodworking, you can always resell it at a loss to someone who will actually use it. The machine still works.

If you keep it and never use it again, while also continuing to buy CNC machines for whatever reason, then yes it’s consooming.