I'm not saying it's a conspiracy, but it is undeniably a trend. And, yes, emulation is fine and good, it's one of the many catalysts for individual development.
I was referring to hyperfocusing on favouring the emulation of work, paying bills, moving money, etc. (I don't exactly have a category under which to group these other than "Capitalist adult stuff") - my thinking is that there is a difference between organically emulating what we see our parents doing and having to go through it in a context which is heavily biased toward specific aspects. And I'm not saying this hyperfocus is planned, or has a hidden intent of brainwashing kids into being wage slaves, but I am saying that the latter may be a completely incidental occurrence regardless. Like the increased probability that a child will pick up smoking at one point in life if their parents smoke around them while they're growing up, but on a societal level.
To summarise my thoughts metaphorically, why not make a dinosaur (replace with any other imagination-sparking thing) with the plastic one would use to mould a cash register.
Again, running through this makes me realise that maybe it is just down to being a jaded fart on my end:)) Good thing I'll never be a parent, I guess!
You are correct! :)) I'm a wee blitzed and was sent on a diatribe:))
And, yes, I've seen other such examples (I call them "variety decks"), which are useful, indeed! But you could do that with a set of Legos, for instance, and you'd not only have the thing, but the possibility of creating a lot of new things. But, of course, we all know Legos are not exactly cheap, so back to Capitalist hellhole.
I guess my ultimate point was that toys made by adults are pretty lame most of the time:)) That was a rollercoaster for me=))
In retrospect, such creepy toys, in a way. Infinite creativity at their disposal, and we slam a plastic cash register in front of them so they can pretend to be shopkeepers:))
Not saying there's anything wrong with work and IRL adulting* (other than the whole Late Stage Capitalism hellhole bit), just that... I mean, they're kids! Let them play with dragons and fairy princesses and weird aliens, work'll come all too early...
I second this as a non-sporty person. I bought a couple of barbells (15kg apiece) for use at home and 20-30 minutes of just messing around with them daily has solved so many joint aches, it's almost ridiculous...
Playing vidya, continuing to write my cyberpunk-y D&D campaign/epic (which will most likely devolve into something completely different 30 minutes into actually playing it, but it is what it is!:)) )
That, and I REALLY need to practice playing the bass, get back in the groove.
That was the impulse behind my joke, pot calling the kettle black and all that... Didn't mean to imply any different, we started the whole mess after all...
Like... everything that happened in Europe culturally in the 90s was derived from America, even waay into the 00s, and the 10s, and the - y'know what, they've colonised our culture (nevermind that ours was so permeable that we just lapped it all up)! Now I hate The Muppets, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and it was one of my favourite movies while growing up!
When did you say we're celebrating Hatemas Eve again, because sign me tf up!
Downright gorgeous!