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In lugnet.lego.direct, Richard Noeckel writes:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> > it is greed that makes people wanting to have these legends...
>
> Greed?
> GREED??
> G R E E D?!?!?!
>
> Whoa… maybe you look @ the hobby in a different manner that I.
> But ‘Greed’ isn’t a term I'd apply to my ‘yearning’ for a 375.
>
> ~Perhaps your word usage is flawed?
> I don’t see anything gluttonous, or insatiable about my desire for a 375!
> But those are just the first few words that popped-up in my thesaurus.
> (These words that are synonymous with greed appear repellent in nature.)
Nah, I could easily see myself buying one for the sheer desire to
actually get my hands on something so phenominal I never had a chance to
acquire. I think desire is a better word.
> Mayhaps t’would be more aptly put if you were to imply ‘greed’ in terms
> of desire, craving, and longing that do not possess a negative connotation.
I've never seen anyone who hordes yelloe castle parts, so I don't normally
associate greed to legos :)
> > : it is greed that makes people wanting to have these legends...
> > (Stupid argument of mine? Agree - but is yours the better one?)
No, I think it is the collector's wish to get a hold of these, and a smart
company move at that. In one way, it's more of a two way deal, than a double
edged sword...
> I do believe my argument is better.
> I ‘desire’ a 375 not for reasons of ‘greed’ but for the shear pleasure of
> building and playing with a set that I've longed for since I was a child.
> Now that the opportunity has arisen to purchase a Legend I buy it to add
> soldiers to my collection, expand my Lego landscape, and appreciate an
> astatically beautiful model.
And I need a 375 just for the sole purpose of getting a load
of yellow bricks! :)
>
> ~And I don’t think I'm alone…
> I believe most of us have reasons of virtue rather than vice.
>
> Call me childish, but I'm in the hobby for the fun it.
> I really meant it when I said:
> > “if ever I should get my hands on a 6075 I swear I'd hug the box…for a
> > . long time… telling it: “Your home, your finally home!” ”
> http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=12857
Ah, I wouldn't go as far as that, but, alas, I would spend quite a lot
oftime building with it. That's for sure!
> For I love playing, building, and creating, with my collection.
> Because I believe Lego is “an intellectualists pursuit of creativity
> through the exploration of play.” ® -RN 2001.
>
> I see no ‘greed’ in my ways, nor of those who share the hobby with me.
> Pure fun with toys that are as adaptable and advanced as the individual
> that creates with them.
>
>
If the individual possesses "I have it and you can't" attitude, than
that takes all of the fun out of Lego. I say, equal opportunity!
> Sorry, no ‘greed’ here,
>
> --==RïçhårÐ==--
Just my two brickz...
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Lugnet No. 1112
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