12-03-2009, 06:19 PM
the_poochies wrote: You haven't visited eBay lately. 20 year-old Lego sets that I wouldn't pay more than $5 for sell for hundreds of dollars there because they are still in the box, untouched by grubbly little hands.
How in the world does that ruin anything for kids? It's not like you couldn't buy the Indiana Jones set because there was only one and some collector outbid you.
the_poochies wrote: I taught high schoolers in the 1990s and they were far more independent and self-confident than me and my peers during high school. The problem lies when well-meaning parents and toy manufacturers want to give kids instant gratification time after time.
Has there ever been a time when people didn't whine about Kids Today? Kids are kids, always have been, always will. What's changed is you.