I was hoping to get an insightful answer, something new but alas no.

A vague connection is made between toys, Descartes and a Pascal quote.

And no mention of toys from ancient civilizations,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation

Maybe this wasn't the goal but why a title that asks a sweeping broad question but gives a weak answer? It sort of makes this article click-baity.