by Anura Guruge
on April 14, 2022
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The two Lego kits built by my daughter in the last 3.5 months. Nearly 10,000 REAL pieces!
The last BIG Lego kits I built — two Sopwith camels. One wasn’t enough. {Smile}
The images above should give you an idea that I am very serious about Lego & somewhat of a Lego fanatic. Though I have NOT done a big build in the last few years, I still love Legos. I like to have Legos around me, in the house. I got very upset at Christmas 2019 when, for the first time in 27-years, we did not have a single Lego kit under the Christmas tree. I have since rectified that — with a vengeance. I am sure I do not have to elaborate. You must get the drift. I am serious about Lego. Not something I take lightly.
So, I am distressed & sad to see this new trend with Virtual Lego — & Lego for the Metaverse. YIKES. My 16 year old daughter, despite her own addiction to Lego, sees this as being nothing more than a different spin to ‘Minecraft‘ — something she was into a few years ago.
I see it differently. Lego is tactual. All about touch & feel. The click of the bricks locking together. You feel that in your fingers. It is satisfying. Yes, of course, the comparison (though somewhat crude) is obvious & has to be stated. Virtual sex vs. the real thing.
Yes, I also understand that there are many that can’t afford Lego. Yes, I do realize that. That makes me sad. Yes, I love giving Legos as presents. So, if you can’t afford Lego then virtual Lego is better than none. I get that. But, to I, that is the ONLY exception & excuse. IF you can afford Lego then the real thing is so, so, so superior to the virtual.
I feel much better now that I have said this. It was bothering I. {Smile}
