Seems like nature came up with a great method of modularity, and composability in the creation of DNA with the double helix and connecting molecules. A structure that can be modified and transcribed to literally build any living thing on earth. The ultimate Lego!
Do they even sell the old-fashioned “generic” Legos anymore?
I don’t spend much time in the toy section but I’ve been there occasionally with friends who’re trying to find something nice for the kid, but I’ll admit, I’ve never seen a generic box on the shelves.
Please keep us posted on how your kids play with Legos!
As a kid I had a Cabbage Patch Kids doll. I was a big fan of Transformers, so I would often “transform” my doll into various objects like an airplane. To me that’s an example of modularity -- being able to use the doll in a way that wasn’t intended by the manufacturer.
I do feel like the pure creativity of limited options like playing with sticks to make everything is getting lost in the presence of so much specialized and targetted toys.
Seems like nature came up with a great method of modularity, and composability in the creation of DNA with the double helix and connecting molecules. A structure that can be modified and transcribed to literally build any living thing on earth. The ultimate Lego!
Great example!
Nice! You have verbalized the very issues that concern me about the direction Legos have taken in the last several decades...
Thanks! :-)
My kids have a few sets but we try to steer away from them.
Do they even sell the old-fashioned “generic” Legos anymore?
I don’t spend much time in the toy section but I’ve been there occasionally with friends who’re trying to find something nice for the kid, but I’ll admit, I’ve never seen a generic box on the shelves.
They do. They are rarer though.
Please keep us posted on how your kids play with Legos!
As a kid I had a Cabbage Patch Kids doll. I was a big fan of Transformers, so I would often “transform” my doll into various objects like an airplane. To me that’s an example of modularity -- being able to use the doll in a way that wasn’t intended by the manufacturer.
I do feel like the pure creativity of limited options like playing with sticks to make everything is getting lost in the presence of so much specialized and targetted toys.