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  "title": "economics on Defiant Sloth",
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        "id": "http://paulw.micro.blog/2026/08/25/incredible-growth-story-for-a.html",
        
        "content_html": "<p>Incredible growth story for a once-beleaguered toy maker: <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief\">Lego has seen a 10× increase in revenues</a> over the past 20 years, amid growing changes in its core customers’ attentions (obviously: screens).</p>\n<p>While I don’t get the new Lego floral arrangements, it’s good to see physical toys still sell well.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/25423/2026/f6aad14326.jpg\" width=\"547\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Lego's revenue has steadily increased from 2004 to a projected peak of around 12 billion dollars by 2025. (Screenshot copied from linked-to Economist article.)\">\n",
        "date_published": "2026-08-25T07:35:03-05:00",
        "url": "https://defiantsloth.com/2026/08/25/incredible-growth-story-for-a.html",
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