I think another interesting bit is how little other stuff we're buying now. I'm finding it's becoming harder and harder to find birthday and christmas presents for friends and relatives...once you have a decent computer and smartphone, so much other stuff simply becomes irrelevant.
Thinking back 20 or 30 years ago, there simply used to be many more kinds of things that people would buy. As a child I had a toy closet full of games and toys of infinite variety. My friend's kids all seem pretty happy with a tablet and maybe some legos and that's about it.
This is interesting in that I look at all the crap my kids have and was thinking the exact opposite. I had a handful of things. A few games. A few outfits. These kids have piles of stuff (alongside their laptops, smartphones, and consoles). We are always throwing out/donating stuff too.
Lego are still a thing! My friend and I discovered this. He bought me the Imperial Star Destroyer set for my birthday. We drank whiskey and built it all night -- it was one of the best nights I've had recently!
Thinking back 20 or 30 years ago, there simply used to be many more kinds of things that people would buy. As a child I had a toy closet full of games and toys of infinite variety. My friend's kids all seem pretty happy with a tablet and maybe some legos and that's about it.