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Re: $300 on Lego in the last 3 days???
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Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:49:14 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.people, Marc Cook writes:
> > Not one second of this activity will return itself with income.
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> But did you have fun?!?! That's the important question!!
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> I've spent practically evey penny that I've made in the past six months on
> lego (Of course being a teenager I don't have to pay the bills or buy food...
> but still). And it was worth every penny, and every hour of babysitting
> annoying (or sweet) kids. It was worth it, for *ME*. The gain I had was not
> material, but it sure is there. I don't regret any of these pennies spent (1),
> and all together they certainly got to a few hundreds of dollars, easily. Of
> course, that's nowhere near the cash flow of some people (say Larry, Frank,
> the obvious) but it was earned with my hard work. And for ME, it was worth it.
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> Is lego worth it to *you*? That's what you should dwell on, not the exact
> amount you spent... IMHO.
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> just two well-earned cents.
> -Shiri
Shiri,
Did I have fun? Well yes and no. Consumption is a short lived high. I
certainly appreciate the idea of feeling good about the purchase because
I "earned" the money for it. It comes down to the old battle "need vs want".
I certainly don't need more Legos (physically). I certained wanted more
and got them. It's not (for me really) about amassing large quantaties of
Lego bricks/parts. It's about having the ability to build something great
with those parts.
I was telling my dad about my recent spending spree. I simply said,
"Ya know Dad, when I was a kid I used study the Lego space catalogs
until I could recite each set name. I wanted them all. And as a young
child I didn't have the ability to get them all (financially). Well
now I can and so I am."
Too bad Lego space sets 1977-1999 are hard to find.
- Marc
> -Shiri
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> (1) wait, not true... I do regret buying a 6479 :-)
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