Why Adults Are Playing with Toys

Posted by pseudolus on Sunday October 04, 2026 @10:16AM
from the newyorker.com dept.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/why-adults-are-playing-with-toys

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Re:Why Adults Are Playing with Toys by MarcBuilds01 on Sunday October 04, 2026 @10:23AM (#49954193)

This is fueled, not in a small part, by nostalgia, as large parts of the population no longer feel optimistic for the future, they instead turn towards the past.

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Re:Why Adults Are Playing with Toys by pseudolus on Sunday October 04, 2026 @10:16AM (#49954122)

https://archive.ph/aGFsT

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Re:Why Adults Are Playing with Toys by dlcarrier on Sunday October 04, 2026 @03:00PM (#49956776)

Does anyone play with Funko Pops? Adults collect toys.

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