>>9719338It goes deeper than you can possibly think. Big Squishmallow profits from the insanity. They fuel the flames of the egirls and toktokers. They tacitly approve of the scalping. Do you know why? Because it keeps them relevant and gives a sense of scarcity and value to their product. Without the hype, what do they as a company have? They have naught but a formulaic, weakly stuffed pillow. Even beanie babies give their products different shapes depending on what the animal is. In their laziness and cheapness, they make everything the same wretched oval. Forsooth, Squishmallows are the funko pops of the plush world.
And like funko pops they degrade the quality of other plushies. When companies see the bland squishmallows selling millions, their own products get impacted. Simply put, the wretched minimalism that drains detail seeps into other brands. Build a bear brought that accursed Squishmallow philosophy to their own product in the creation of that damnable spring frog. What happens? The same thing. The massive sales, the social media hype, the influencers, and the scalping. This trend will continue and the collective taste of the community will worsen. All plush discussion is based on squishmallows and similar things, feeding into the hype fueled consumerist machine. Beauty is lost and we are left with only dung.
