Show HN: I Hid Labubus in World Labs' AI Worlds

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15 points | by akadeb 13 hours ago

4 comments

  • ge96 12 hours ago
    The Labubu phenomenon is interesting not even sure where they came from but now they're just everywhere
    • syntaxing 12 hours ago
      Guessing you’re younger. Beanie babies and trolls were the same thing for millennials.
      • Insanity 11 hours ago
        I'm a millenial (early 90s) and only barely remember trolls and have no idea what beanie babies are. Homogeneous generations ("millenials, genZ,..") are kind of meaningless, there's too much variation within generations especially as you cross regions. :)
        • colechristensen 11 hours ago
          Beanie Babies peaked in maybe 1998 and were at one point 10% of sales on eBay. If you were an American above the age of 5 in 1998 I'm not sure it's possible to be unaware of them.
          • syntaxing 11 hours ago
            Agreed…not owning one is understandable. Not hearing about it at all in the US if you’re a millennial is perplexing (I’m an early 90s kid too).
            • Insanity 9 hours ago
              Yup that is my point - OP just mentioned millennial which includes non-US
          • fusslo 11 hours ago
            yeah, and were at tag sales until like 2006

            other examples are like Tamagotchi and Furby

            They had to ban Tamagotchi from my elementary school. I remember Furby's but never had one. It would be interesting seeing how those phenomenons spread over time

            • colechristensen 10 hours ago
              I did a big road trip this year and beanie babies were back in a bunch of truck stops and such
    • nextworddev 10 hours ago
      Basically a manufactured China-backed scheme leveraging TikTok
      • contagiousflow 9 hours ago
        [citation needed]

        Why is a national conspiracy to sell toys more plausible than a harmless fad?

      • hackable_sand 9 hours ago
        "scheme" lol
    • asimovfan 10 hours ago
      have you ever heard of Hello Kitty? Sanrio has 13B market cap.
      • avree 10 hours ago
        Not following the connection between Popmart (Labubu) and Sanrio (Hello Kitty), other than the fact that they've done some licensing deals together.
        • stronglikedan 9 hours ago
          > The ~~Labubu~~ Hello Kitty phenomenon is interesting not even sure where they came from but now they're just everywhere

          The point is, it's the same sentence for a different time.

  • qingcharles 11 hours ago
    I had to go find the Marble thing. Looks interesting itself:

    https://marble.worldlabs.ai/

  • qoez 11 hours ago
    This is one thing you can spend your limited time on earth building
    • stronglikedan 9 hours ago
      Like spending money, if it makes you happy, it's not a waste.
    • colechristensen 11 hours ago
      Commenting with this self-superior attitude is what you're spending your limited time on earth doing, have a little joy in your life or at least leave people who are alone.
  • teddy-smith 12 hours ago
    Does anyone want Labubu in the real world?
    • n8cpdx 11 hours ago
      My local family donut shop now sells them and reports that they are doing well. I have seen them attached to at least one backpack out and about.
    • colechristensen 12 hours ago
      Roughy the same crowd that is excited for new pop music releases.
      • lawlessone 6 hours ago
        >Roughy the same crowd that is excited for new pop music releases.

        So a large amount of children and young adults?

      • hooverd 11 hours ago
        that's like what, a dozen people?
    • hooverd 11 hours ago
      I see them about. Clearly somebody wants them or else nobody would buy them. I think they're adorable little figures. I don't get the hype around them though.