Why are tiny things so ADORABLE?

Do you remember the mini brands trend? (If you don't, you either don't use the internet much or you are WAY too young to have a FriendRewind account.) Or, if you wanna think back even further, do you remember Polly Pockets? While I didn't pay too much attention to mini brands, I've always found something incredibly appealing about small but detailed objects or sets that could fit on the top of my desk. As a result, it was unsurprising to my parents when I impulsively spent half of my paycheck on one of those tiny, buildable rooms. The one I got was a bakery that, according to the box, is called "The Super Creator Butter Bakery" and there are 3 more in the set that I may or may not get for Christmas. Basically it's a tiny bakery with bread and stuff that I set up today and I'm really happy about it. But enough about the bakery thing, What I actually wanted to talk about was my, (and many other people's,) general fascination with tiny objects. 

A good example I have of this is my friend, who got a DS recently and was showing it off to me. I asked them why they didn't get a 3DS since it could run more games and my friend's response was, "well this one is way cheaper first of all, and second of all the DS is just cuter." which is a very fair excuse. The DS, which is significantly smaller than the 3DS, is very adorable. So does smaller = cuter? I think there's more to it than that. 

One thing that a lot of miniatures have in common is detail. Lego builds are (usually) pretty small but have a lot going on, figurines have details in the face and clothes that make them fun to stare at, and the DS, while small, was covered in little stickers and details that my friend added. So smaller + detailed = cuter, that seems about right. This is all very surface level though, the type of conclusion you could reach by just looking at a dollhouse for a few seconds. I think that humanity's interest in little objects goes a bit further. 

One factor might be nostalgia. Most people with decent childhoods played with Legos, figurines, or dollhouses at least once, and so maybe growing up and feeling nostalgic towards those times enhances our connection towards smaller things. Another factor could be the control. I can't go outside and build a house, but I can put together a tiny home for 30 dollars pretty easily. 

So I think the reason why people, especially myself, love tiny objects so much is the mixture of detail, cuteness, nostalgia, and control. There's also the practical answer of "it can fit in my pocket, which is convenient." 

I hope you enjoyed this mini "essay" about things I liked even though a lot of it is me pointing out the obvious TwT let me know if you also like tiny things or if you put together the same little bakery thing that I did! That'd be super cool. Have a good day thanks for reading byeeeee :P