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Re: The AFOL mind
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 4 Apr 2004 01:15:51 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Felix Greco wrote:
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I’ve found a conversation seems to come up a lot in reference to AFOLs. Are
we a bunch of dorks? Is what we do just nerdy? I have had this conversation
with AFOLs and nonAFOLs alike.
I think I’m a cool guy. I can relate to other guys- I workout, play
guitar, scratch my head about female behavior, I work hard. Yet, the people
I interact with in these other areas have said they just “don’t get” what I
do with lego. They appreciate that I enjoy it, and usually get a laugh out of
the stuff I make. These are the same people who kept telling me “Hey, they
did a room in legos on While You Were Out!”- Yah, I KNOW... Jeeesh. But, I
digress.
My wife was over at Toys-r-Us and told me she saw a bunch of kids trading
Yu-Gi-Oh cards. She said they fit every stereotype of a dork you could
imagine. Knowing I was once one of those kids, she started asking me
questions; Does the interest in those things make those kids that way? Or
are those kids already that way, so they’re attracted to those things? You
know- the old chicken or the egg question. I think the same arguments were
had about violence in cartoons.
I don’t know what to think of it. It makes me happy, and thats all that
matters. But I do ponder it. I think Eric Sophie put it best when we were
driving down to Texas for the SciBrick Houston gala. He was sitting there
thinking for a while and then he asked “Hey, do you think they’ll take us
seriously down there? Or do you think they’ll just pass us off?” It became a
legitimate concern for us because we were showing our stuff to a lot of VIP
AFOLs and we were representing SciBrick for the first time. In the end, they
seemed delighted with us and our display.
I think this argument is the basis of a lot of the motivation around here. I
recognize it every time someone at lugnet says something like “Why doesn’t
TLC take us more seriously?”. I recognize it when we get together for
meetings and listen to stories about nonAFOLs and their reactions. I
recognized it when news crews were out at Brickfest and we all cheered when
we hit CNN.
I have no point to make or anything. I have a lot of opinions, certainly.
I’m very interested to hear what you all have to say about this.
Felix
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Hi Felix,
Yes, we’re all dorks! We’re probably “nerdy” too! But the truth is, “who
cares”? I’ve found the greatest, most interesting, friendliest, and gracious
people who fit the “dork” or “nerd” description. I often find those that don’t
fit that description “boring”! We all want to be accepted by others in life,
but the truth is “you can’t please everyone all the time”! You need to live
your life by your own likes and dislikes. Not by what others think or say! Not
everyone “gets” what we do with Lego. I don’t get a lot of things that other
people find fascinating either! So be it! We’re all different and we will
always be different. That’s what makes life interesting. I generally find that
if you treat others with respect whether you agree with them or not, they will
return that respect to you! It goes a long way in getting along in life. Like
water on a duck, you have to let certain things roll off your back. As Bill
Murray says in the movie “Meatballs”, “It just doesn’t matter!” hehheh “The
rich, good looking guys get all the girls anyway!” hahah There’s a lot more to
life than trying to fit in with “normal” folk (whoever they are)! I prefer to
be myself than to be what others want me to be! And you know what, I’m much
happier because of it. I just turned 51 and this is what I’ve learned during my
years here on earth. Live for today! Don’t live in the past and don’t live for
the future! What’s happened has happened and you can’t predict what’s going to
happen! Worry and despair get you no where! Okay, that’s my two cents worth...
If what I’ve said doesn’t help,... well, what do you expect from a “dork”?
hehehhehheh play well.. Tom
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