>>6418659I should check if any psychologists are writing about any negative effects of kids growing up with internet access--if that's what is partially causing the lack of imagination. It makes sense; when I was a kid you had to go to the library to find things out, or maybe you had a home encyclopedia set. In the meantime you'd wonder and imagine about how and why things work. Now 5 seconds on Google will explain everything in full detail, with an almost information overload. Their curiosity is immediately satisfied.
I read an article about college students with cell phones in recent years not learning to be as independent as pre-phone era students. Cell phones mean they rarely have to solve a problem on their own, or make independent decisions. Parents are only a phone call away, so it's like they never left home.
Anybody grow up with the Classic Space sets? You've all posted some neat sets here that I haven't seen, it's kinda tempting to unpack the old Space stuff and put it together (and see how many pieces are missing).
