Die Spielzeugverkäufe in Großbritannien steigen, da „Kidults“ Lego und Pokémon kaufen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd04md5rx1no
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Die Spielzeugverkäufe in Großbritannien steigen, da „Kidults“ Lego und Pokémon kaufen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd04md5rx1no
Von pppppppppppppppppd
11 Kommentare
Wouldn’t this just be the equivalent of older generations buying model train sets or whatever. „kidults“ sounds kinda insulting lol. I personally don’t get the hype of lego/pokemon but it seems like a cool hobby for many.
Better than 6 cans of Stella and a 10 pack of Lambert and Butler.
I personally buy the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets (large, detailed models of starships). I grew up watching Star Wars and building Lego was something I always enjoyed doing as a kid. As an adult, I still enjoy both, but I now have the money to be able to afford it as a hobby.
No chance of ever owning a home , so you may as well have some nice toys in your bedroom at your parents house
Kidult = person with hobbies.
No one is demeaning to the person who buys every single football shirt for their team and can reel off the past year or two of results.
Or every journalist who has to try every brand of cocaine and AI LLM to write their articles for them.
I’ve been collecting both for years. Had loads of Lego sets on display until the kids came along.
Pokémon at the moment is more the TCG side of things and ALOT of people see it as a cash grab at the moment. Scalping and buying whole stock to sell well above retail. Which sucks because me and my son actually play the game and can hardly find any packs in shops.
I can’t even judge. Kinder egg have totally hooked me recently with their DC playmobil and Harry Potter funko pops
Turning 40 tomorrow, In the last 6 months I’ve started buying Lego again. It’s so cathartic to build and just totally let’s my brain actually relax after a long work week. It’s my way of meditating and just so happens I can make a kick ass Optimus Prime at the same time. I also remember and was mega obsessed with Pokemon everything in the late 90s…wish I kept my completed base set! Ha!
BBC furthering its own decline by insinuating that any adult whose hobby isn’t alcoholism and football is childish and wrong.
People with hobbies buy things related to their hobbies. Media goes wild and decides to label them as „kidults“.
Do we have any ideas of what we could label these non-news journalists in a similar fashion?
Making models, collecting dolls, dolls houses, glass ornaments, etc etc, all been happening for decades.