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You and I are of the same make. Embrace your freedoms, enjoy your life to the fullest. Don't let societies insecurities drag you down.

I have a better idea. Instead of worrying about the people who find it sad, spend your energy finding the like minded people who know it's badass.

I say anything that fuels creativity is a good hobby to have. Legos can build lots of things especially if you have a engineering mind.

Atari games I'm sure are fun, but I'm also sure they spark some kind of imagery in your mind that if applied elsewhere (ie art) could be seen as creative. Or you know... Just fun.

Where i draw the line: you're 30+ yrs old, and no kids but your favorite show is Bluey... 😒

Adults are children with responsibilities (and sometimes with money).

I think kid stuff is fine to like. Legos even say on the box you’re allowed to play with that until you turn 100. I think playing with toddler toys is probably a bit sad though, just cause that’s indicative of a psychological problem to me. But I’m not gonna tell someone what toys they can and can’t play with.

I do not really judge people for enjoying their childhood toys, but back when my son was a lot younger, he really enjoyed watching youtube movies of adults playing with Thomas the Tank Engine toys. Now that was creepy. Also, the fact that people are actively monetizing this felt a bit dystopian.

I, personally, don't have a high regards for kids toys ( besides things like tubs of random lego pieces because creativity is king ) besides stuffed animals, so my opinion is biased against them.

I'd probably end up saying around highschool for plastic action figures and all that. If you collect just to have, though, I cannot say anything against that because it'd be hypocritical considering I collect stuffed animal friends.

But I wouldn't let a spoil sport like myself stop you from doing what you like. I just happen to completely outgrow plastic toys a good long time ago.

It's sad when you cry while playing with them. Unless the story you came up with while playing was just so good it brought a tear to your eye.

It's not sad, it is infantalizing, whether that's "good or bad..."

https://theconversation.com/the-infantilization-of-western-culture-99556

As to spectating sports (rather the participation) :)

Visiting America in 1946, French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss commented on the endearingly infantile traits of American culture. He especially noted adults’ childish adulation of baseball, their passionate approach to toy-like cars and the amount of time they invested in hobbies.

You'll usually like them during an acid trip, and shortly afterwards you're usually sad.

Liking toys and buying them is fine. Obsessively collecting them and making them your identity or buying 300k worth of some dead guys lego is fucked.

Basic answer is: at birth. Also, never. In fact, both of them. And no one. All of that is valid in the same time...

More complex answer is that nothing is objectively sad. What is "sad" and what is not is entirely human-made concept. And in order to be as close to truth as possible, it must be treated like that.

A bit better question would be something like "What is your current personal preference for X?". That acknowledges that 1) we are dealing about subjective, rather objective affair, 2) or is not an eternal trait but a possibly temporary affair that can change after some time.

That way, different people, different cultures in space and time have different opinions. As long as we know that it is an intersubjective thing, it is OK. If some opinion can get you in trouble (like saying that some moons orbit around Jupiter), you may use that knowledge to survive. But otherwise, it is up to you how you live your life. They universe is providing a lot of possibilities and you can tap into its creativity and let universe manifest thru you. Please, enjoy it, it is great and I really want more people to cocreate the universe into its fullest. Eg. by building some new cool LEGO building 😊

I get inspired about this relativism point of view by the Integral theory of Ken Wilber, and by opinions of Leo Gura from Actualized.org 👇 https://youtu.be/UyBETFn5KXk

Toys generically is kinda big. It would be sad if all you could do was play with only one set for months. If you're constantly getting new-to-you toys then it's just something you enjoy and love.

I am a reseller so I do get new things to play with. Ironically I don't mess with toys that much. Old LCD screen toys are neat and leap frog stuff comes to mind.

Do what you like, but I‘d advise you to try some of the things others do. If you don’t like it, fine. If you do, you enhanced your horizon.

In my opinion there are people who just stick to what they know. Therefore, enhance your horizon.

congrats, you're the normal one !

It is not about the what but about the how.

Do what thou wilt.

Of course do whatever makes you happy.

But, from my pov... Given time most people downsize eventually, sometimes financial realities unfold and all the toys and collectibles you don't have room to store gotta go, and often you don't get what they are worth if you sell them. If you plan of giving them away or don't think that kind of change will happen in the near future, then continue to enjoy.

By the way, there are several different types of "kid" toys 😅 https://mstdn.ca/@paulisci/115769767114526283

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I believe you are asking a specifically biased and chambered audience

personally I don't have any of this little baby nostalgia