Show HN: I Hid Labubus in World Labs' AI Worlds(www.akadeb.xyz)
15 pointsby akadeb4 days ago4 comments
  • ge964 days ago
    The Labubu phenomenon is interesting not even sure where they came from but now they're just everywhere
    • syntaxing4 days ago
      Guessing you’re younger. Beanie babies and trolls were the same thing for millennials.
      • Insanity4 days 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. :)
        • colechristensen4 days 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.
          • syntaxing4 days 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).
            • Insanity4 days ago
              Yup that is my point - OP just mentioned millennial which includes non-US
          • fusslo4 days 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

            • colechristensen4 days ago
              I did a big road trip this year and beanie babies were back in a bunch of truck stops and such
    • nextworddev4 days ago
      Basically a manufactured China-backed scheme leveraging TikTok
      • contagiousflow4 days ago
        [citation needed]

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

      • hackable_sand4 days ago
        "scheme" lol
    • asimovfan4 days ago
      have you ever heard of Hello Kitty? Sanrio has 13B market cap.
      • avree4 days ago
        Not following the connection between Popmart (Labubu) and Sanrio (Hello Kitty), other than the fact that they've done some licensing deals together.
        • stronglikedan4 days 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.

  • qingcharles4 days ago
    I had to go find the Marble thing. Looks interesting itself:

    https://marble.worldlabs.ai/

  • qoez4 days ago
    This is one thing you can spend your limited time on earth building
    • colechristensen4 days 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.
    • stronglikedan4 days ago
      Like spending money, if it makes you happy, it's not a waste.
  • teddy-smith4 days ago
    Does anyone want Labubu in the real world?
    • n8cpdx4 days 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.
    • colechristensen4 days ago
      Roughy the same crowd that is excited for new pop music releases.
      • lawlessone4 days ago
        >Roughy the same crowd that is excited for new pop music releases.

        So a large amount of children and young adults?

      • hooverd4 days ago
        that's like what, a dozen people?
    • hooverd4 days 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.