I've been there before, but I realized that I should take pictures and share the awe I feel when I go by.
Found at Shady Lane Antique Mall just south of Terre Haute, Indiana
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I mean yeah, that's what it was in the 80s, but those corporations aren't making any money from what is being sold in that booth today. And I can't speak for anyone else here, but this is more about seeing the stuff I wished I could have played with as a kid than the stuff I actually had.
That's just part of the problem, isn't it? All those Saturday morning cartoons were just half-hour ads for the toys, manufacturing demand in your mind.
Is it really a problem for me in 2024? It's not like I'm still going out and buying He-Man figures.
It already happened. It's already helped shape you as a person.
In what way?
You're literally talking about wanting to look at things you wished you'd had as a kid.
And? If my friend had a dog that I really liked and I wished I had a dog as a kid and someone showed me a picture of that dog, I'd really like seeing it. Have I been brainwashed by Big Dog?
So you're just gonna act obtuse now?
I'm not acting obtuse. I don't see the difference between childhood nostalgia for a dog and childhood nostalgia for a toy. What's the difference?
Did a marketing campaign manufacture your desire for a dog?
You mean other than all the movies, TV shows and even commercials that show people with loving dogs?
Yes, I did grow up with Lassie and Benji and I remember marketing campaigns for movies for both.
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
I have neither the time nor the crayons for this.
I don't believe you can. You said:
And I gave you specific examples of that very thing.