Why bother with labubus when furbies exist?

At least hey had chaotic evil energy. Labubus just have pure consumerism.

give the labubu's a couple decades and maybe they start to show their chaotic side

also leaving this here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1EosakGLxU

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To follow up.. my intention wasn't to prove you wrong on the Furbies. More that brands want so desperately for these things to remain a consumer shitshow forever (obviously), as this unlisted video shows lol.

My guess is that the weirder spirit of these consumer objects probably exists alongside their popularity, dependent on the owner. After the critical mass of consumer mindshare has faded, that weird/artistic/nostalgic/organic character remains. The distillation of culture from consumption I suppose.

/end yap

is probably also something about the shallow connection we have with the thing we surround ourselves with... 

i have certain clothing items i've had for many years... same for sneakers, bags etc. I can't fathom needing to swap it all out all the time for trends

Yeah that's fair, gets me thinking about the way in which our greater (if shallow) connectedness, and it's relationship with virality, has stifled the ability of 'things' to be separated in that way from their intended messaging/values.

haha oh well this is a loosely held opinion but largely i think furbies had at least the weird going for them (even if it was forced) and they were in a way a "other" uncontrollable thing. 

labubus seem to be one of those dubai chocolate things, heavily kol pushed until people believed they need them to be cool and people go crazy over them. 

in a way all is reduced to an aesthetic and those just go faster and faster - nothing sticks, i doubt labubus will outlive the fast fashion cycle (altho the plastic will)