re: What the hell happened to Lego? Getting old rant

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quote: Also, when I was growing up all I had was 3 different sizes of Legos. I had to use my imagination to build shite. Same here. They were square or rectangle and came in 4 colors. Some were flat.

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This is the one negative aspect of contemporary Lego. They pride themselves in “the system” of interchangeable blocks. But the reality is the majority of pieces in most sets are specialized and wholly useless for any other build. Consequently, Lego abandoned the promotion of generic building blocks as their patents expire.

If you want clever builds with simple pieces, there’s tons of Lego “compatible” sets that are superior in utility and cheap.