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[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (11 children)

In retrospect, such creepy toys, in a way. Infinite creativity at their disposal, and we slam a plastic cash register in front of them so they can pretend to be shopkeepers:))

Not saying there's anything wrong with work and IRL adulting* (other than the whole Late Stage Capitalism hellhole bit), just that... I mean, they're kids! Let them play with dragons and fairy princesses and weird aliens, work'll come all too early...

[–] yuri@pawb.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

nah babe, i had one of these as a lil baby and this is the very first time i’ve even considered comparing it to a cash register! i never played shopkeeper, but i DID get a really solid grasp of/interest for mechanical shit from this and other toys. and now i make/repair jewelry and clocks for a living!

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeaah, felt kinda' awkward about how my brain snapped to that comparison while reading it this morning, think it correlated this with some other, mostly unrelated thoughts.

That sounds like a really cool way to earn a living! I'm genuinely happy that you've discovered that in yourself!

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