Burn wrote:Let it be known, I murdered Amelie.
Accidentally.
Burn wrote:robofreak doesn't joke. He's all about the serious business of the internet.
ItIsHim wrote:My closet is filled to the brim with plastic children's toys. For myself
It Is Him wrote:I love Transformers. Do I need a better reason?
SlyTF1 wrote:Because it gives me purpose.
Counterpunch wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:Because it gives me purpose.
You are more than the sum of what you consume.
Blurrz wrote:Cause I fricking love pantsu.
Counterpunch wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:Because it gives me purpose.
You are more than the sum of what you consume.
Burn wrote:robofreak doesn't joke. He's all about the serious business of the internet.
ItIsHim wrote:My closet is filled to the brim with plastic children's toys. For myself
robofreak wrote:Counterpunch wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:Because it gives me purpose.
You are more than the sum of what you consume.
Yeah, I might enjoy the hobby, but it doesn't rule my life.
godzillabot wrote:You make a good question I must say,
really it’s the idea you have a world to make your own, you can have a war raging and stop it with a finger tip.
When you try to imagine the character you never get the feel of the toy, the silkiness of the plastic still slightly chilled from never being touched out of it’s packaging from a store outlet and walking to the car looking more normal then any other person and when you get in the car…you become a beast hungering for the figure and when you touch it…you become calm, one with the transformer and nobody can take that from you
And so you have it we spend our money on the things we love
RhA wrote:godzillabot wrote:You make a good question I must say,
really it’s the idea you have a world to make your own, you can have a war raging and stop it with a finger tip.
When you try to imagine the character you never get the feel of the toy, the silkiness of the plastic still slightly chilled from never being touched out of it’s packaging from a store outlet and walking to the car looking more normal then any other person and when you get in the car…you become a beast hungering for the figure and when you touch it…you become calm, one with the transformer and nobody can take that from you
And so you have it we spend our money on the things we love
The idea of being able to control 'a world of your own' is certainly appealing. I think an essential part of someones personality comes from the urge to control things in a certain way. Having models of TV characters would fill some need somewhere I guess.
There's also a form of safety in it, maybe? It's something from our youths, something we recognise from when thing where simpeler (at least according to me). Now no longer having to wait untill birthdays an such, we make our own money and get to decide for ourselves what we do with it.
*edit* the money issue could also be explained as a control issue.
Then there's a social factor I guess. The one-upmanship of collecting. Like when we drool over someones collection with a MISB Grand Max in it. To me, that's what a Ferrari would be to a car lover. I feel deprived to an extent when I know people have the money to buy stuff like that. Sort of a status symbol, why can't I own a Grand Max?
RhA wrote:Then there's a social factor I guess. The one-upmanship of collecting.
OptiMagnus wrote:robofreak wrote:Counterpunch wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:Because it gives me purpose.
You are more than the sum of what you consume.
Yeah, I might enjoy the hobby, but it doesn't rule my life.
I'd get a little worried myself if everything I thought of pertained to Transformers.
Burn wrote:robofreak doesn't joke. He's all about the serious business of the internet.
ItIsHim wrote:My closet is filled to the brim with plastic children's toys. For myself
robofreak wrote:Sly: you're a guy. There's a lot for you to think about besides plastic.
SlyTF1 wrote:robofreak wrote:Sly: you're a guy. There's a lot for you to think about besides plastic.
Let's see: Bacon, video games, explosions, thinking about how much humanity sucks...that's all I can think of.
Burn wrote:robofreak doesn't joke. He's all about the serious business of the internet.
ItIsHim wrote:My closet is filled to the brim with plastic children's toys. For myself
It Is Him wrote:I love Transformers. Do I need a better reason?
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