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Re:Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle by ars on Monday September 18, 2017 @07:22PM (#15280559)
Most online games are skinner boxes. Just press button over and over. With basically no creativity - or even the possibility of it.

A physical game is not like that. For a young child there is no such thing as a "mindless toy".

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Re:Toys ‘R’ Us Plans Bankruptcy Filing Amid Debt Struggle by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @09:03AM (#15284225)
You don't need cheap plastic crap though, wooden toys and well made plastic toys can last generations.

Some baby/toddler toys look very much like Skinner boxes to me, intended primarily to keep the child occupied so the parent/carer doesn't have to bother with interacting.

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