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In lugnet.lego, Matthew Miller wrote:
> Steve Runnels <steve@livethenow.com> wrote:
> > Oh, give me a break. People taking this, or for that matter ANY, issue *so*
> > seriously is starting to make me rethink *my* wanting to be a part of this
> > HOBBY. This HOBBY with TOYS.
>
> Well, sure -- that's exactly why it hits so hard. If something's just a
> "day job", and some bureaucratic change causes disruption, one can easily
> shrug and say, "oh well, it's not like it's anything that *matters*". But
> seriously disrupt something into which one puts a huge amount of
> extracurricular energy -- creative artistic endeavors, epic masterpieces,
> or just little after-work toying around -- the effect goes deeper.
LEGO is a major matter to me. However, building with LEGO is all about the
limitations. If I was out to make the absolute best, most detailed, accurate
model of something, why not do it from scratch? Kit-bashing, soldering, etc...
So, now I just have another limitation with colors. So what if I have to make do
with the pieces I already have, or can get 2nd-hand in certain colors? There are
certain pieces I would love to have that either don't exist, are not made any
longer, or in the color I want. Oh well, that's part of the hobby!
I can see where your arguement is coming from, and certainly my opinion is my
opinion. But the fact is this is a hobby for all of us, excluding a few who make
they're living by it. And being a hobby it should all be fun. Short of LEGO
completely stopping production of LEGO bricks as we know them, I can't imagine
getting just *so* upset at anything like some people have been with the color
change.
--SteveR
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