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You and I are of the same make. Embrace your freedoms, enjoy your life to the fullest. Don't let societies insecurities drag you down.

I have a better idea. Instead of worrying about the people who find it sad, spend your energy finding the like minded people who know it's badass.

I do not really judge people for enjoying their childhood toys, but back when my son was a lot younger, he really enjoyed watching youtube movies of adults playing with Thomas the Tank Engine toys. Now that was creepy. Also, the fact that people are actively monetizing this felt a bit dystopian.

At no point. It’s that simple.

You'll usually like them during an acid trip, and shortly afterwards you're usually sad.

Basic answer is: at birth. Also, never. In fact, both of them. And no one. All of that is valid in the same time...

More complex answer is that nothing is objectively sad. What is "sad" and what is not is entirely human-made concept. And in order to be as close to truth as possible, it must be treated like that.

A bit better question would be something like "What is your current personal preference for X?". That acknowledges that 1) we are dealing about subjective, rather objective affair, 2) or is not an eternal trait but a possibly temporary affair that can change after some time.

That way, different people, different cultures in space and time have different opinions. As long as we know that it is an intersubjective thing, it is OK. If some opinion can get you in trouble (like saying that some moons orbit around Jupiter), you may use that knowledge to survive. But otherwise, it is up to you how you live your life. They universe is providing a lot of possibilities and you can tap into its creativity and let universe manifest thru you. Please, enjoy it, it is great and I really want more people to cocreate the universe into its fullest. Eg. by building some new cool LEGO building 😊

I get inspired about this relativism point of view by the Integral theory of Ken Wilber, and by opinions of Leo Gura from Actualized.org 👇 https://youtu.be/UyBETFn5KXk

Liking toys and buying them is fine. Obsessively collecting them and making them your identity or buying 300k worth of some dead guys lego is fucked.

congrats, you're the normal one !

Never.

I'm 48 and this is only a small part of my home office.

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Being an adult lets me make adult money and spend it how I see fit. Always wanted a Lego Star Wars collection. Now I just need better displays.

By the way, there are several different types of "kid" toys 😅 https://mstdn.ca/@paulisci/115769767114526283

I think kid stuff is fine to like. Legos even say on the box you’re allowed to play with that until you turn 100. I think playing with toddler toys is probably a bit sad though, just cause that’s indicative of a psychological problem to me. But I’m not gonna tell someone what toys they can and can’t play with.

It is not about the what but about the how.

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