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Your anecdote is not an anecdote, it's a made up fact. My son is way more excited by my old sets with pirates, astronauts and castles than he is by the latest

by dudul 3y ago

Your anecdote is not an anecdote, it's a made up fact. My son is way more excited by my old sets with pirates, astronauts and castles than he is by the latest franchised crap like marvel, Harry Potter and all. Here, at least mine is a real anecdote.

SillyUsername 3y ago
My son is not. He'd prefer the Batman and Spiderman sets as opposed to the random old pieces his grand parents keep offering him. Any kid who tells you they'd prefer old stuff to new is lying, otherwise Lego'd be selling that old stuff rather than the cross franchising they do today.
- dudul 3y ago
  Maybe you should then question your parenting. I would be so distressed if my kid was incapable of creating original play without the support of a franchised movie. Also, no my son is not lying to me.
  - seattle_spring 3y ago
    You think someone's parenting abilities are in question because a child prefers new superhero Legos over more generic older sets?
    - dudul 3y ago
      Yes I just wrote it above. What part left you with a doubt? I do think that it is indeed concerning when imitation is the only play a kid is able to perform. When a kid can only enjoy Spiderman lego sets that's because all they can play is basically an imitation of the movies they've seen.
      - dragonwriter 3y ago
        > When a kid can only enjoy Spiderman lego sets that's because all they can play is basically an imitation of the movies they've seen. Not necessarily; just because they only do imitative play with Lego doesn't mean they only do imitative play more generally.
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      - seattle_spring 3y ago
        Oh wow, yikes. > What part left you with a doubt? HN rules suggest "assuming good intent." I tried my best with your comment but saw absolutely none, so figured I'd double check to see if i was missing something. Guess not.
        dudul 3y ago
        Where was the bad intent in my comment? Giving an opinion is bad intent? Did I insult anyone or sid anything inflammatory? Maybe you got mixed up with the parent who called my kid a liar.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > He'd prefer the Batman and Spiderman sets as opposed to the random old pieces his grand parents keep offering him. Good for him. > Any kid who tells you they'd prefer old stuff to new is lying, The issue isn't preferring old stuff to new as much as preferring what Lego used to make more of vs. what they currently make more of, but, no, neither of those preferences is nonexistent in individuals. > otherwise Lego'd be selling that old stuff rather than the cross franchising they do today. No, aggregate market demand, weighted by who has money to spend (and people who aren't even kids), doesn't indicate any kid with contrary stated preference is lying. Humans aren't mental carbon copy clones in slightly different fleshsuits.

by dudul 3y ago

SillyUsername 3y ago

My son is not. He'd prefer the Batman and Spiderman sets as opposed to the random old pieces his grand parents keep offering him. Any kid who tells you they'd prefer old stuff to new is lying, otherwise Lego'd be selling that old stuff rather than the cross franchising they do today.

dudul 3y ago
Maybe you should then question your parenting. I would be so distressed if my kid was incapable of creating original play without the support of a franchised movie. Also, no my son is not lying to me.
- seattle_spring 3y ago
  You think someone's parenting abilities are in question because a child prefers new superhero Legos over more generic older sets?
  - dudul 3y ago
    Yes I just wrote it above. What part left you with a doubt? I do think that it is indeed concerning when imitation is the only play a kid is able to perform. When a kid can only enjoy Spiderman lego sets that's because all they can play is basically an imitation of the movies they've seen.
    - dragonwriter 3y ago
      > When a kid can only enjoy Spiderman lego sets that's because all they can play is basically an imitation of the movies they've seen. Not necessarily; just because they only do imitative play with Lego doesn't mean they only do imitative play more generally.
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    - seattle_spring 3y ago
      Oh wow, yikes. > What part left you with a doubt? HN rules suggest "assuming good intent." I tried my best with your comment but saw absolutely none, so figured I'd double check to see if i was missing something. Guess not.
      - dudul 3y ago
        Where was the bad intent in my comment? Giving an opinion is bad intent? Did I insult anyone or sid anything inflammatory? Maybe you got mixed up with the parent who called my kid a liar.
dragonwriter 3y ago
> He'd prefer the Batman and Spiderman sets as opposed to the random old pieces his grand parents keep offering him. Good for him. > Any kid who tells you they'd prefer old stuff to new is lying, The issue isn't preferring old stuff to new as much as preferring what Lego used to make more of vs. what they currently make more of, but, no, neither of those preferences is nonexistent in individuals. > otherwise Lego'd be selling that old stuff rather than the cross franchising they do today. No, aggregate market demand, weighted by who has money to spend (and people who aren't even kids), doesn't indicate any kid with contrary stated preference is lying. Humans aren't mental carbon copy clones in slightly different fleshsuits.