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01-04-2022, 04:03 PM | #51 |
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Besides, I think some people are acting like this shit is some sort of necessity, and that Hasbro owes us exactly what we personally desire. You don't need these, you don't have to buy every-goddamned-thing in order to be a fan, and Hasbro owes us exactly jack and squat. No one says you have to buy GI Joe toys, or any toy. If you don't like something they produce, for whatever reason, no one is forcing you to buy it, but if they do make some stuff you dig, well that's just fuckin' sweet.
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01-04-2022, 04:18 PM | #52 |
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Is it though? Is it really? I've gotten rid of some 80-85% of my collection precisely because it wasn't needed. While I admit it was strangely hard to let go of right before I got rid of it, I don't miss any of it now, and actually felt lighter immediately after unassing it.
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01-04-2022, 04:22 PM | #53 |
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I don't think we can even agree on that. lol I guess I'm just a buy-it-if-I-like-it guy and not someone who feels the need to collect anything for collection's sake. I reckon we all have reasons why we do this.
What? Who's that? And how are they incentivizing division? Is it though? Is it really? I've gotten rid of some 80-85% of my collection precisely because it wasn't needed. While I admit it was strangely hard to let go of right before I got rid of it, I don't miss any of it now, and actually felt lighter immediately after unassing it.
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01-04-2022, 04:24 PM | #54 |
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01-04-2022, 04:38 PM | #55 |
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That Campbell quote sums up my feelings on this. I'm happier without so much stuff, and that's healthier for me, but that doesn't mean it's healthier for everyone. That said, keeping this stuff in perspective is always a good thing. I think a lot of us get way too worked up--often to the point of anger--over this stuff, and that seems an awful lot like the opposite of the happiness hobbies are supposed to bring.
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01-04-2022, 04:46 PM | #56 |
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That Campbell quote sums up my feelings on this. I'm happier without so much stuff, and that's healthier for me, but that doesn't mean it's healthier for everyone. That said, keeping this stuff in perspective is always a good thing. I think a lot of us get way too worked up--often to the point of anger--over this stuff, and that seems an awful lot like the opposite of the happiness hobbies are supposed to bring.
Honestly, I damn near more of a customizer than a collector these days anyway, and Hasbro aint' got shit to do with that.
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01-04-2022, 05:08 PM | #58 |
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Yeah other 1:18 lines will be just fine without Hasbro's contributions.
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01-04-2022, 05:55 PM | #59 |
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Yep. Until this generation of aficiondos moves on from this stuff or dies off. It's weird to realize, but this shit is likely gonna wither and die one day. Just look at the scale train hobby or the Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon guys or even the 12" Joe community. When was the last time you heard a large group of people clamoring for Lone Ranger or Dick Tracy stuff? All of that was once as big or bigger than our ARAH GI Joe. Shit, only a bit more than a decade ago people were all into Battlestar Galactica in a cultural phenomenon way. Now you don't hear dick about it. So, yeah, enjoy it while you're here because time ain't standing still and nothing lasts forever.
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01-04-2022, 06:06 PM | #60 |
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Yep. Until this generation of aficiondos moves on from this stuff or dies off. It's weird to realize, but this shit is likely gonna wither and die one day. Just look at the scale train hobby or the Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon guys or even the 12" Joe community. When was the last time you heard a large group of people clamoring for Lone Ranger or Dick Tracy stuff? All of that was once as big or bigger than our ARAH GI Joe. Shit, only a bit more than a decade ago people were all into Battlestar Galactica in a cultural phenomenon way. Now you don't hear dick about it. So, yeah, enjoy it while you're here because time ain't standing still and nothing lasts forever.
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