BL was sold to a company and the only interest a company has is making profit.
Likewise, a growing group of people on this platform have their livelyhood depending
on selling enough Lego every day to make ends meet.
Not much room for "hobbyists" or Lego enthusiasts anymore it seems at times.
Although, I was pleasantly surprised to see this community come alive again with
the ongoing Brickarms debate. Notwithstanding a few out-of-tune voices, the majority
is appalled by what most feel is an attack on the "purity" (for lack of a better
word) of this Lego platform.
Not that the Chinese owners or any of the admins could give a hoot about what
they probably consider old fashioned whining, but I take (small) comfort in the
knowledge that if they'd take it too far most AFOLs would leave this platform
and take their business elsewhere. That doesn't even need a majority of sellers
to leave to destroy this place, just a majority of the top 50 sellers.
Many years ago I sold so much in one month I ended up in that top 50 list. To
this day I am still astonished as to how many thousands of Euros / Dollars one
has to earn selling Lego to even make that list and I guess by 2017's standards
that nr has significantly been raised.
I think this website has become a selling platform first and a community second.
The "community" has loads of other forums these days to discuss their hobby and
I guess the BL admins are fine with that.
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