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They're not dots, but the info I found on this guy said it was 6K pieces & it's beautiful. Wish they could have found a happy medium between this & the set they're releasing.

I feel that many of you are way over analyzing this whole thing. Lego is putting out a set that is supportive of an under-supported segment of our communities. And that's a great thing. I'm a straight white man and I whole heartedly support the LGBTQ+ community. I would hope that people would understand what Lego's intention is by putting out a set like this. And not get caught up in (not trying to pick on you Darth) where is neon green, or desert tan. For those who are under-represented seeing something like this is hopefully well received because of it's intent. No one is ever going to make everyone happy. Especially when talking to a global audience. But kudos to Lego for taking a step in trying to put out a positive message to the world about acceptance. And white, straight men don't need a lego set to make them feel special because there are thousands of lego sets specifically marketed to that segment of the population.

I'm going to stop posting here, because it's somehow not received well to give constructive criticism for fomo investment strategies. One last piece of advice from me on this thread for anyone buying now or in the future (don't bother reading if you know what I'm going to say & you don't like it) : 1: it's not investing, it's gambling. If you really need to participate in this market, if you can't resist: Don't put in more than 2-2,5% of your money. Period, don't stretch it. Hold real assets & most importantly hold on to them. From a monetary standpoint, that'd be gold & silver. Also, if you have decent gains on that 2% you put into crypto, don't be the one that's left holding the bag. Sell when you sit on nice profit & pass it onto the next guy. Buy back value with that profit, things you can actually use. I invested a couple of times with this rule of only putting in 2%. The first time, greed took over, I sat on 4 digit % gains & didn't sell. It came crashing down in no time & I capitulated at 100% profit. Second time (this bull run), I got out at the top (by luck). Other's I know weren't so lucky, went in with more than they could afford to lose, bought the top, sold the bottom, lost thousands & were sad. Third time? Well there won't be a third time for me. I just did it out of curiosity, to understand it, not because I believe in the concept of cryptocurrencies. In fact, I think it's very dangerous & I don't want to to support it by putting money in anymore. It's a road to a cashless world & I'm sure we don't want that to happen. I also dealt with the emotional & sensitive community a lot, through telegram & twitter, apart from the scams that are everywhere, it's the greed, blind cult-like following & ignorance of the investors that really put me of. Most are willing to lose everything, even if they put all of their money into it. And they motivate others to do the same. The craziest thing I saw was a guy in a telegram post, saying he lost everything & his wife left him because of holding & not selling. He ended up selling the bottom because he said he had to pay his medical bills somehow. He believed holding would pay off, because others with no moral conscience told him it would be a good idea. Really felt sorry for the guy, but it's his own fault. Anyway, that's all I wanted to say about this topic. I don't want to be a downer or anything like that, I just think it's important to tell some people who are new in the market to be very cautious. There is too much euphoria & irrational behaviour, not enough critics. Good luck, have fun, stay rational. 👍

The one sentence that unites us all on this forum. Huzzah!

It's LED lighting in a wooden box. Lighting is attached to the top & bottom of the box & I covered it with frosted glass so the light shines through evenly. I just put whatever I need to photograph directly on the bottom glass.

Everyone is awesome, even flat-earthers. So now Lego plays BOTH sides.

This would have been more with aligned with the kids these days. "Everyone is Sus" fr reddit

Just my opinion, but that looks terrible. Imagine the misery of painstakingly putting together over 10k 1x1 pieces only to come up with that.

Adding purely racial components to a flag promoting pride in ones sexual identity is absurd.

Well. As the resident cartographer.... I guess I’ll hope this less than great reception translates to deep discounts for my personal collection. I’m also hopeful the MOC community will do some cool stuff with this. I’d be willing to grab 2000 blue 1x1s (at a penny each hopefully) to change out the ocean. Or make other changes like a topographic map, or setting up countries. Could be fun. Maybe some enterprising individual will create label stickers for country names, etc. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Evans from West End Toys just donated his prize back to next year's LEGO sweepstakes. I will also donate my Harry Potter lot back to the school for next year's LEGO sweepstakes. If you ever need a consignment partner to sell your LEGO sets, I would highly recommend Evans...

the problem is the confusion it's up to the individual to define representation...in which case there will be certain interpretations that will undoubtedly be offensive it's like each color needs about a page of text to "explain" this isn't a flag...it's an indictment on current society's ethnic, sexual, political perceptions and sensibilities

being asian, I would say being considered "Yellow" is offensive it's deeper than just being associated to a color (which is generally offensive at various levels)...yellow in western culture is also associated with cowardice some contrarian examples to the above is the confusion when African Americans often refer to each other as "Black"...in the case of yellow...I know of zero examples of asians referring to other asians as "yellow". Also the term "Brown" has a lot of negative connotations...the obvious being associated w/ turds (NOT the LEGO variety) Ultimately maybe the bigger issue is it's no longer generally acceptable to make generalizations

I’m not a fan of the scheme used, but I do see a lot of potential in this one. There are so many ways it can be modified. I could see using this to track the family travels. Instead of a pin, add a red tile. It would be cool to see them release printed flag tiles as a supplement or part of the Dots line to allow labeling of the map. It may not be perfect, but I like the possibilities. Besides, my kids will love it which is good enough for me.

Do not mistake my dislike of the set for intolerance. I will freely admit I am a traditionalist and am not a fan of said lifestyles. BUT the ideal that we all have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is of the absolute highest order and must be protected. I have spent the last 15 years with my life on the line to defend that right. I was merely commenting that everything is divided and polarized with in fighting and some more fanciful neutral ground would help to calm the waters, not make more ripples. I did say there are definitely discussions and things that need to be addressed.....I just don't feel LEGO (or any consumer product company) should be involved in social discussions. And that goes for all sides. If, for example, they made a pro 2nd amendment set or an anti-abortion set I would level the same criticism, even though I agree with those sentiments. And yes the world would be amazing with love and acceptance. I grew up with Star Trek and the idea that in the future these things wouldn't be an issue and everyone would respect each other and work toward a common goal is a beautiful dream. However, that is a fantasy that human kind will never reach on a complete level.

No, we don't need to be stepping away from anything. I don't have to do nothing. I can tolerate it, but I don't have to support, celebrate or accept it. Same way they don't do it. I'm only returning their behaviour. Ironic how this whole movement, a minority, cries for freedom, but doesn't care one bit about the ones, maybe the majority, who don't want this change, this new world. What about their freedom? Isn't it hypocritical? We now live in a society where I can support this & but can't say anything against it without getting cancelled. Not everyone has the same moral structure where you can do anything without consequences in this life, guess what, some still believe in God & an afterlife. And it's not just a few who believe it, even if some would like it that way! What about those who do & those who want to respect certain laws? Maybe they have a different idea of decency, how about respecting that?

https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltacf7de1ada8dc677/06_June_Calendar_US.pdf

I'm sure parents would rather not go into this at what they perceive as too young...but the reality is, for children that fall into the non-binary or mainstream...they are experiencing these differences and already been given messaging long before they start stacking LEGO and are probably already fairly 'indoctrinated' and likely super confused about it already. it's not like at age 13 a child is suddenly aware they are "different"...that feeling likely goes back as far as they can remember and it's actually good of LEGO (altho far from perfect) to attempt to address the messaging in a medium that children are active in. also sexuality isn't about sex...it's identity. most of us probably take for granted that at a certain age, for example, we knew to use the Men's room and always did without a second thought...now think about what it would be like if the choice was not clear

Some great points in this thread about making sure you understand what you are getting into and what is a reasonable amount of risk given your own personal financial situation ... But can we stop calling it gambling when large corporations and prominent investors (Musk, Dalio, Cuban, O'Leary, etc) are putting money into it? Speculation? Maybe. Gambling? I'm not so sure.

wow. Away from the site for a few days, this thread really takes a turn. I like the idea there probably can be some improvement on the hairstyle included in the set. But I agree with @Gonkalin more. Involved with LGBTQ+ community a lot last year, I feel the core is to embrace openness and inclusiveness. If you are truly supporting the community, then you should already know why it can be good set (with the right message in the marketing of the set, of course) even if it does not include every single color Lego can/will make. Please don't try to narraw the idea of Pride month/celebration - yes, it is to celebrate certain communities/group of people, but it is not to reject others.

If I were to look upon this set as just a build, it is a nicely simple one. However the inclusive message behind the set makes such an opinion irrelevant really. The LEGO Company could have passed over the inclusion of hairstyles making all included minifigures boringly bald but in doing so would have undermined the very statement this set is supporting. Particular hairstyles and colours have typically or habitually been seen or classified as either masculine or feminine for the longest time. As society goes on we are slowly stepping away from that "ole world thinking". And if not then we need to be. Honestly I love this set, the minifigures and what it all stands for. I praise the LEGO Company for openly supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and working towards a diverse workplace with Stonewall, Workplace Pride, and Open For Business.

no worries...not offended at all. I picked Maz cuz I like to look more deeper into things...her character in SW intrigues me. This is a resellers forum...and within this den of cut throats and low lives...we have our community and our "pirate's code"

I just wanted to say thank you so much from the St. Paul’s families, staff and students! The Brickpicker community has truly been a blessing and all of your generosity amazes me! Extra special thank you to Ed and Jane for putting this raffle/sweepstakes together every year!! Congratulations to all the winners and to anyone who bought a ticket or wished us well...thank you!!

You forgot the “in store only” and the $10 is for a 3 pack which should be better than gold, but not silver my CC Morgan’s are up to $249 each, this is such a slam dunk winner I am going to go make a YouTube video about it now telling all the sheep to go out and stock up Caveats: lego releases them individually like they did with Kylo&Rey or comes up with some other way to screw this up

Recently got notification from LEGO Shop at Home that my order of 3 Gingerbread Houses got shipped. It's noteworthy because I had already reach my max last year, but decided to give it go during the recent restock/backorder. Not sure what it means, but typically I get a "Exceeded Limit" cancellation notice...so this one was a surprise. what this COULD mean is backorder orders may not be subject to the purchase limit; speculation...need more crowd input to verify

Nice. Lego masters June 1st. My family enjoyed the show. Hopefully, with a few tweaks, it can improve over the first season.

I love the concept, just not a huge fan of the color scheme. I think people are upset because it just had soooo much potential. Saying that - I will probably buy it for my personal collection, because I have all of the landmark architecture series sets, and I want to hang it on the wall and surround it with those sets. I think by itself it would look average. With the color of all the landmark sets surrounding it - I think it'll look pretty good.

I'm waiting for the Pangaea MOC. Or maybe buy five of them and show stages of continental drift.

I'm pretty sure Lego doesn't mean everyone is awesome. There have been some terrible people throughout history. While I am certainly not an expert, I don't think the yellow is supposed to be a race in the pride flag, and neither is white, the way black and brown are being represented. https://www.health.com/mind-body/different-pride-flags-what-they-represent I don't think these arguments work as the guns are more of an issue with Lego sticking with the source material, and I've never paid for services rendered at a hospital, especially not at a cash register.

The first day back in the office today, yay!

Such a map fanboy...

Odd? Or complementary? Seems like a perfect match. You don’t want to miss out on one if you’ve got the other! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I will for sure be back next year to try to win those Harry Potter lego sets 😍

Regardless of whether my collector hat or reseller hat on, I buy sets that interest me and don’t buy sets that don’t interest me. I will just quietly make my choice on this set as I do with all the other LEGO sets out there. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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This strikes me as an odd choice given that the IDEAS line Globe should be coming out at some point this year as well.

Yeah, even as a person who loves and decorates with maps...

This is not very good. The colors are just leftover from DOTS series 1. Lego could have utilized a more realistic approach to the water and land. A topographic style map would have been really interesting, allowing variations in height for different areas of the world, but even then the scale would be even more enormous than this already is. No-one in their right mind will be changing the style of the ocean. 1x1 plates are the absolute worst to remove and are prone to cracking. I give it like 2 stars.

Here you go..... https://www.thebigbrick.com/en/home/112-ulysses-space-probe-information-plaque.html

You know, originally, the 'LEGO yellow' minifigure was designed to be race-less. This was to show that there are no differences between people and we are all just exploring and living in a wonderful world. LEGO has always stayed away from real world issues, the idea being that LEGO as a medium is escapist in nature and someone can immerse themselves in a fantasy world without the real world encroaching. This is also why the 'no realistic modern military' policy is in place and why any MOC with adult or very violent themes is jarring and sticks out. More and more society is breaking out every little group, while simultaneously tiptoeing around any notion of stereotypes or identity. The more we breakout and the more we focus on this spectrum thing....the more we end up drawing battle lines and descending into tribalism. And now the argument is breaking into the LEGO world and causing division, where it was created to celebrate all. We have seen this over and over again....and all it has ever led to is in-fighting, resentment and ruined, miserable lives. This is why LEGO should have never made this set in the first place and simply focused on making quality toys. Now It feels that this wonderful toy universe is tainted and poisoned with the weariness, strife and division leeched from the very cold and brutal real world. These things have their place and there are absolutely things that need to addressed......but does it have to be forced into every corner of society......

it's one thing to acknowledge physical differences...but please keep in mind there's very few negative connotations w/ "white folks hair" but for many of color, the media has put up a lot of negatives about certain hair types for generations...so some folks may be a bit touchy on the subject...I have tried to fit in for most of my youth trying to obtain the impossible image that the media was telling me was the ideal. And now here's LEGO telling me the yellow minifigure should have a bowl cut.

I’m pretty damn sure blacks have different hair than my white ass, no? They can explore all they want but it’s gonna be hard to duplicate my half bold, blond hair.... and that’s just the problem. The fact that now we r gonna sit here and argue based on our political believes. Yeah, thanks LEGO....

no real metric to go against other than other crypto prices to see how far relative to others. i am huge believer in dividend paying stocks and power of compounding. STWD is my biggest holding. i am not a blockchain fanatic or an early adopter/believer as others in the group though i have watched my wife's investments transform the family finances. i do not pretend to fully understand the implications of the blockchain on the financial system or even on the future of concert tickets and scalpers. there is just opportunity to trade volatility once you kind of get the lay of the land. i knew deep in my heart over the weekend when polygon matic was in the 0.70-0.80s it would be back over $1.00 in a week or 2 because i have been watching the chart and this is momentum trading pure and simple. i bought a little but i didn't not think it would be up to $1.60 by 11 am monday morning. it is this type of opportunity that is very tantalizing and draws people into this market. wtf polygon matic is actually being used for or by i have no clue. i just know that when the price dipped, it was way below its 150 day moving average and assets have a tendency to follow certain rules either on the way up or down. in order to invest in crypto you have to suspend your belief like when you go to a movie . you have to take the asset seriously. buyin slowly on dips, hope for the best recognizing the rite of initiation is a 55% drop in the value of what you just bought and that by getting through that experience without selling you will develop a greater sense of self confidence and overall more optimistic hopeful outlook on life knowing that when the sh!t hits the fan and the fed has to keep interest rates super low so that the compounding us debt doesn't consume the entire budget, the only way out of the mess will be to hyperinflate . that is when having a little crypto on the ledger will be very handy. this is the insane world we find ourselves living in. in gambling you lose ALL your money . you make a bet - you lose - all the money is gone. crypto all the money is not gone. you only lose when you chicken out and lock in your loss. crypto is far more sophisticated than gambling and is no more gambling than trading in the stock market is gambling.

as promised , made my last minute donation

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I'm shocked they included a white figure.....I thought those were not allowed in this day and age.....

I was wondering when the rafflestakes would happen and I hope for a good turnout while we all support a worthy cause. Obligatory sassy comment: A prize should have been access to that winner's brickfolio for a day. :-) Good luck to all and start procrastinating, because that's what we do.