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Collector's Weekly story - 'Model Trains are Quaint'

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While reading the article I was struck by one quote:

I passed 60 a few years ago, but even when I was a little kid, I thought Lionel trains were totally dorky.”
That was from a Mr. Paul Saffo, who chairs the Future Studies and Forecasting track at Singularity University.

Singularity University? Okay, more digging. From their website:

Our mission is to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity's grand challenges.
I guess playing with trains doesn't inspire him. Oh well.
 
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Technology

As long as one of "humanity's grand challenges" is to move food, fuels, minerals, etc. from where they are produced to where they are needed; there will be railroads. And as long as there are railroads there will be model railroaders and railfans:)
 
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He's just jealous because we actually do stuff with outpr trains, rather than just stacking them up in a display case like pathetic trophies.
 
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I must be having a strange day of some kind. I am agreeing with everybody.
I do NOT consider myself to be a collector but understand that
the nature of our sport leads to a certain amount of collecting.
I like tank cars so of course at least 10% of my rolling stock is tank cars. When anyone finds out that I have trains they ask questions
about my "collection". I don't think most people understand that many of us actually "play" with our trains. I think many won't admit that we have train rooms and layouts. On the other hand, there may be a lot more collectors than I know about.
I wonder what the writer of the article would have said if it was about model cars or airplanes?
 
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