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
Kind of this, honestly. I skrimpt and saved up my allowance for some expensive-ass LEGO sets when I was a kid and probably the most expensive one was like $150 which is around $350 in today-money, and it sure as shit wasn't anywhere near 9,000 pieces.