Edit your responses rather than double posting, other than that
The question whether people collect junk, but if they enjoy the junk collecting system. It is different from all of the other resource collection, which is kind of nice. Going to a mine, or going to a broken computer location, etc, all are very similar. Junk is very different, some variation is good, although I would agree the junk collection system isn't ideal. Chopping wood, harvesting fruit, and plant fibers are fairly similar, junk collection is just a little slower.
And i'm assuming Lexx's comment was just a statement of opinion rather than any sort of plan.