Great seeing someone else writing about Lego. I agree with you and don't at the same time. The classic sets, some of which I own myself (80s and 90s) were definitely different and nearly forced the person's imagination to evolve. However, the only way for Lego to remain a company, especially after their patent expired, was to expand their focus. You can still buy classic sets, and they'll still sell those for decades to come, I can almost guarantee that. You can also buy parts on the Lego site and also on https://www.bricklink.com. Additionally, just because the new sets are less classic in style, I really don't think they're meant to be not taken apart and built into something else. Have a look at https://rebrickable.com/home/. It's a fantastic site. Just add all the sets the child has and it will suggest other builds imagined by other Lego fans. This clearly proves that modern sets are more or less just as versatile as they were decades ago. I think where adults need to put a little more effort into is encouraging the child to take the sets apart, mix them all up and turn that ice-cream van, tree-house and the Hogwarts castle into a pirate boat and an island. I have many sets and I still buy them. In all honesty, for me the real fun always began when I mixed up all the pieces from all the sets and let my imagination loose, and as someone who just got another set today and looking forward to some new releases this June, I can tell you, mix all those bricks up and imagination will hit anyone, even the most unimaginative of us. 😉🧱 Here's some of my Lego articles for your reading pleasure: https://medium.com/@attilavago/list/lego-083f80bd3c51