As a millennial I know what it’s like to take comfort from something that is crass commercial, and ultimately bad for the environment (looks guiltily over at Switch)…
I share your perspective, but I’m not sure how to get people to see how to do better, because I myself am manipulated by similar forces, yet all I do is grumble about it as I fork over my money for the latest so the company can sell me little bits of the wonder I felt as a child back to me.
I don’t even blame them. It’s a big circle and I’m part of it.
PS. Sorry I wrote this as the caffeine was just kicking into higher great. It might be a bit much.
I don’t really rag on people who collect them as I see the appeal in collecting stuff - I was just commenting on them aesthetically.
Very few things make me feel as disconnected from popular opinion as Funko pops. I just don’t see the appeal AT ALL when there’s a ton of cuter and/or nicer, cooler, etc figures on the market. Why does the ugly ones sell the best? Or is it actually not ugly and my perspective is wrong?? I don’t know
Funko pops are collectible kitsch like beanie babies were. However, they have even less utility because they aren’t a stuffed animal. I don’t keep up with it because I don’t like them, but I bet it uses the same artifical scarcity model to drive sales due to rarity/collectability.
They’re art the same way abstract non-descript prints in hotel rooms or corporate offices is ‘art.’ A real artist designed it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not shit art. Take the same artist who is applying the funko formula and support them so they can produce whatever they want.
As a millennial I know what it’s like to take comfort from something that is crass commercial, and ultimately bad for the environment (looks guiltily over at Switch)…
I share your perspective, but I’m not sure how to get people to see how to do better, because I myself am manipulated by similar forces, yet all I do is grumble about it as I fork over my money for the latest so the company can sell me little bits of the wonder I felt as a child back to me.
I don’t even blame them. It’s a big circle and I’m part of it.
PS. Sorry I wrote this as the caffeine was just kicking into higher great. It might be a bit much.
I don’t really rag on people who collect them as I see the appeal in collecting stuff - I was just commenting on them aesthetically.
Very few things make me feel as disconnected from popular opinion as Funko pops. I just don’t see the appeal AT ALL when there’s a ton of cuter and/or nicer, cooler, etc figures on the market. Why does the ugly ones sell the best? Or is it actually not ugly and my perspective is wrong?? I don’t know
Funko pops are collectible kitsch like beanie babies were. However, they have even less utility because they aren’t a stuffed animal. I don’t keep up with it because I don’t like them, but I bet it uses the same artifical scarcity model to drive sales due to rarity/collectability.
They’re art the same way abstract non-descript prints in hotel rooms or corporate offices is ‘art.’ A real artist designed it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not shit art. Take the same artist who is applying the funko formula and support them so they can produce whatever they want.
Burn shit corporate art.