>>10995075>The mass appeal 'lego for adults' has really drowned out all the autistic fans building entire worlds in their basement. Sad!unironically yes.
Being "geek/nerd" made a backflip few times and landed in a completely different spot.
Back then:
>being geek seen as childish and dorky Few years later during hipsters hype:
>BAZINGA! BEING A GEEK IS SO COOL! LOOK I JUST GOT ME OPTIMUS PRIME/SPIDERMAN im soo geeky haha! Remember 90s??? xDNow:
>I loooove lego i have a super realistic titanic LEGO that i bought for 9000$ to put in my house!>nice!!! I just bought a GEM MINT pokemon card with Charizard that i paid 15 000$ for!>cool! i have this rare funko pop i bought for 5000$!>awesome! i have this GEM MINT mario paint in a perfect condition i bought for 3242342342$>Adult Collectables standing on Ikea shelfCurrent year:
>being geek (seeing nerdy things in a genuine view and enjoying toys and fun, actually being interested in retro games and playing them) seen as childish and infantile again 