I care, smallbore. In addition, it can be, I've been told, a positive value influencing factor.
Also, it astounds me when I come across something that just does not appear to be fired, and it is, say, approaching a hundred years of age. I want it to speak to me and tell me "Oh, yes, I've been fired; I've been handled & enjoyed many times; I am not one of those Closet-things". Or, "Come, be the first to appreciate me for what I am", as Rocketman says, "for a lifetime of use and enjoyment".