I suppose part of it is just the difference in 'expendable time' we have now vs. when we were kids, too. Putting sets together now when ANS stuff comes out ends up being a simple process of opening a new pack, looking at the numbers, putting the numbers in order and assembling a complete set. There's no need to consult the checklist. And without the whole afternoon to kill, hangin' out on the front lawn on a 70's summer day, chompin' on stale gum, there's no time to really look deeply at each title in detail. It's my own fault that I don't relate to the ANS stuff, really. But it's also the different process. If I'd been this busy as a kid, and bought them in stacks of full boxes... I wouldn't have spent the time concentrating on every inch of art and every gag then either.