Capitalism realized a while ago that a huge swath of young millennials and elder Gen Z are just broke enough to not comfortably start a family or buy a house but just flush with enough cash to fill the emotional holes left by shitty boomer parents with overpriced children’s toys.

https://bsky.app/profile/wapplehouse.bsky.social/post/3ly23expml22j

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    11 days ago

    Lol, Chinese clone factories will have one out in a month or two. 20% the price. You can’t copyright the shape of a starship or a recipe.

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      11 days ago

      Oh, man. I already have to edit my joke?

      Hey, guys - welcome to my Youtube channel. Wanna build the GELO Depth Star at about 1/20th the cost? The GELO Depth Star for $50 bucks! Sweet! I know you can get a Chinese clone for $200 but it’s more tons more fun to make it yerself!..

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        11 days ago

        I may have missed the first part of your post and have an unquenchable lust to spread knowledge of Chinese clone Lego sets.