OT: I find it interesting that the Technic branch of Lego seems to increasingly separate itself from the rest of the franchise, design-wise - to the point they

OT: I find it interesting that the Technic branch of Lego seems to increasingly separate itself from the rest of the franchise, design-wise - to the point they got rid of the actual bricks! In older models, there used to be the occasional "flying" section that was built exclusively out of axles, beams and linkages, but the main support structures were still mostly made out of "traditional" Lego bricks (albeit with holes in them). With recent models, they seem to have made the "flying" style the norm and the standard bricks the exception. I wonder if this is some indication of Technic becoming its own thing independent of Lego. (I only noticed the design changes, I have no idea if there are some company politics behind it - but if there is more information I'd be interested to know)