This is really really really boring. Yes LEGO make LEGO "sets" that make a specific model. They also make a ton of generic building sets which teach you a ton

This is really really really boring. Yes LEGO make LEGO "sets" that make a specific model. They also make a ton of generic building sets which teach you a ton of stuff. They even have walls of bricks in the shops where you can pick and choose which individual bricks you need. If you don't like the specific building sets, don't buy those ones. Every so often some people start moaning about how Lego is not the same as it was in their day. Stop whining. (I've been a massive Lego fan for the last 30 years). Oh and AWESOME NEWS! New DC sets coming in January! Now we can have Batman Lego sets again!!!!!