what are we looking at here? I tried researching labubu but I'm still missing something
this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2025
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In the first picture, if you zoom in on the middle of the objects on the ground, you can see kind of a doll on top of the papers. Labubus are collectible dolls that come with a special guarantee of authenticity, and are popular enough they've already started making knockoffs. Imagine that someone remembered how Beanie Babies were supposed to be collectibles, but thought "they need to make everything more scarce, make sure that they can't be easily duplicated, and we'll charge $100 for each of them. But we'll make sure that people can't get the one they want, the one they get in the box will be random. And there's going to be a 'secret' one that you can only get through this $100 lottery."
Now imagine that example of needless, crass commercialism as an offering on top of Marx' grave.
Sad times, but certainly a decent indicator to return to Hegel, no? I'm sad, but thank you for the clarity regardless lol
A specific brand of creepy doll that is trendy right now in certain countries
My understanding is that labubus are basically beanie babies and Funko pops
I don't keep up with trends because honestly, I don't know how people do, apparently I'm not in the right circles, but I watch this YouTuber's videos who tries to show how stupid and wasteful these trends are https://youtu.be/b8TRI63WkP8
The video lists out a few other collectable trends, some of which I forgot about (Labubus, Smiskis, Sunny Angels, Jelly Cats, Squishmallows, Stanley Cups, Beanie Babies)
I wonder how many of the expensive collectable sale stories are true. If I gave my friend $3000 and told them to buy my Fedivoo for that amount, that might hype up Fedivoos enough to get people buying them.
Time to launch my line of Fedivoos
Ah yes the Karl Marx Pez dispenser.