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Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by spicybright on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:01PM (#30393386)
I think close to no children thought this at the time.

It's adults that wrote all of the fan fiction, supported the industry, etc. after.

Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by fknorangesite on Friday February 18, 2022 @10:50PM (#30394270)
I was absolutely writing fan fiction as a nine-year-old.
Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by itisit on Saturday February 19, 2022 @12:37PM (#30398827)
I certainly expressed my contempt for level design that oppressed my agency and contentment as a nine-year-old. It was clearly a stealthy form of WWII retribution on the part of Japanese game developers intent on frustrating and humiliating American youth.
Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by crooked-v on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:03PM (#30393409)
Adults don't spring out of the ether fully-formed.
Re:Why We Banned Legos (2006) by spicybright on Sunday February 20, 2022 @07:39PM (#30410683)
I didn't say or imply that. What point are you trying to make here?