When I open up a DAW like Bandlab that reminds you have over 1000 plugins you have to say over and over again do I need more? Every new plugin has to be better than the ones I have. yep those old ones are going to rust out and become dust., or they no longer fit our demand for a GUI with eye candy. I always admire users who can use what's inside a DAW. I remember the big "who-hoo" when Sonitus became Cakewalk. There's probably some newbs enjoying those. There are plenty of DJ Live users always using those Live plugins. I'm often humbled when I see FL Studio projects done with their 3xOsc and FL effects.
This is our nature and hard to have wisdom. It's really no different than anything else. Many dude invest in golf clubs hoping it will drive far and straight overcoming their lack of skills (what a similarity). I remember buying a lot of angling gear and then there was the color selector marketing. Then there's an infomercial on a $20 jig that was "guaranteed" success. I think collecting is a hereditary thing as well. My grandfather and uncle started collecting anything with John Deere on it.
When this is over I wonder how many of us will look at the already cool DAW stuff we have or go back to our old ways? I will probably be that latter because it's a habit hard to break.