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Dec 3, 2025 1:03 PM
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smhippy
If that is real crochet than someone in a sweatshop in an Indian slum likely made it, I'm pretty sure that shouldn't be celebrated.
cheeriossuckbecause7
Totally. Buy the toys you wanted as a kid. Make up elaborate scenes with vintage kenner and such. Take pictures. Be proud of it. Quite literally, why else bother with capitalism if you can't have any fun in it? I'm one at-st walker away from recreating the battle of Hoth. And damned proud of it.
Pphunk77
Sooo,. Where can I buy one?
OneMoreLime
Ok but that Snorlax is furniture and completely appropriate for an adult to buy.
volcabsol
I was coming to say what was said in the last part of the image- that mfer is CROCHETED someone spent DAYS, maybe WEEKS creating that absolute unit. Absolutely delightful. The world NEEDS more whimsy like this, we are lost without it.
arumunus
Adults buying toys for themselves made by other adults is equally badass.
Xenarion
"It physically cannot" I highly doubt that. It's most likely doable, just not worth the expanse.
invalidusernameformatsucksballs
I have so many toys from so many different shows/movies/games. I remember one of my friends was so amazed by it he jokingky said I should charge when people come over. My teen is also starting her collection, I'm so happy she's embracing her geekiness <3
RichardPenne
Here's the pattern - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1682856759/jumbo-life-size-sleepy-bear-crochet
speedonthis
I didn't get this crocheted one (mostly because I didn't even know it existed until now) but I do have a giant Snorlax plushie skin that will require 3 sofas worth of foam bits to fill up.
cousteau
"How Millenials are saving the toy industry"
bourbonandbaddecisions
Now my kids are grown and I don’t have grandkids I’m buying the stuff I’ve always wanted. It’s nice
MidnaDS
You think child me could afford any of this? Nope.
ZySoua
I have bought two LEGO sets for myself previous two birthdays, the bonsai tree and a small cherry tree pagoda set. Felt so nice (except felt a little sad that pagoda missed one single not critical piece)
basti0731
Humans don't "grow up". it is a lie we're sold by those who seek to convince us that the misery is the natural order of things.
WienerFart
The only thing weird here is that droopy banana foot
Kwyjor
Remember that story from the other day about how the top 10% of earners now account for roughly half of all consumer spending..?
onlymostofthetime
it's also because a lot of people are choosing not to have children. 40 plus years of trickle down economics has only concentrated wealth at the top, so many people can't actually afford to have children. when you don't have kids, you have more discretionary income, which means more money to make your inner child happy. unfortunately my inner child died when I was 9 years old, but I'm happy for these people who enjoy things.
Misora
Build a bear is expanding more into adult fandom and funny wine themed memes. I keep sayin they need to start making a pet toy line.
CobainsSarcoma
THEY: spend as much money as possible
also THEY: lmao not like that
FlatPlutoSociety
WSJ: You must spend as much money as possible!
Gen Z: We are, just on food and rent.
CobainsSarcoma
gen x doesn't have it much better we're the generation that absolutely had to go to college and who were dissuaded from working in the trades that allowed trade work or any job using your hands for something other than typing or clicking a mouse to be a death sentence trade work was dirty work for foreigners or losers who couldn't manage college
SMarkt
yesterday i bought a 1/64 maisto audi R8 in matt black. normally, i prefer hot wheels because maisto cars dont have windows or interior but only black plastic. but this thing looked like a real badass. i was happy for half a day for 1.50 euros. i am 60 years old. "its never too late for a happy childhood"
HaikuSorrow
Good for you! I love hearing that, and hope more people do the same :) You are never too old to be young.
InablueMule
Bought 2 Matchbox 500e s 1.7$ each I think the last good Mercedes were late 1970s early 1980s.
Pikkupanda
Yes, and?
cousteau
And, we're no longer to blame for bankrupting this one industry.
elvisdumbledore
I was curious about the crochet machine...
Seems the post is accurate.
https://littleworldofwhimsy.com/are-there-crochet-machines-i-asked-an-expert/
RevengeIsIceCream
Interesting! Thanks for the link!
RevolutionOnHerLips
I accessed it on desktop and was distracted (delightedly) by the bear watching my cursor move around the screen!
HaikuSorrow
Aw, I remember when this was a thing in the late 90s. :)
decdiv
Apparently one was recently developed:
https://cdatp.publia.org/cdatp/article/view/130
bearstrap
I'm reading that and it seems like it might not have moved beyond software modeling. Which wouldn't surprise me, crochet is INCREDIBLY finicky and I cannot imagine something controlled by GCODE being able to make the on-the-fly recalculations needed to successfully make something usable.
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
I read "GUILTY AS CHARGED" as "QUILTY AS CHARGED" and thought that was a very clever name for a fabric centered business.
Then I realized it was I that was fabricating.
arumunus
Somewhere you have a teenager violently rolling their eyes and groaning hahaha.
ItsaMeFranman
Definitely sounds like a Bob's Burgers pun. I love it
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
That's high praise. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1YjJiOXY5cTljbmpqY2RmbXlpMzY1eDY4cWR6dDkwd3RnZTlwaHA5MyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/E8rJEUMGs9cyWEtNXT/200w.gif
ActualLazyEnhancedXenos
James Randal intensifies.
hendawg2020
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aDdlcHB2czk4MGpzbWEzMzNyMWQ3azUzYnhqemhydGc3YWZwYmxhYSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/8Ry7iAVwKBQpG/200w.gif
jeejeejerrycotton
That's not a toy tho; that's furniture.
SidoniaFalls
Are we sure it's not AI?
SMarkt
that reminds me of an old german joke somehow: "honey, what have you bought there?" - " a bamboo spatula" - "really? Not a drop of alcohol in the house and you buy furniture?"
LeeeB
Bitte hä?
LateNightBunnyParty
IT CAN BE BOTH
NeverEnoughFoxes
Furniture that will be well cared for.
TalkingSnake
And passed down to the cats in the will.
GravyEducation
You should see the way we treat Norman the Stormtrooper plushie. (Stormin Norman, get it?) We abuse that dude because he's a fascist. Running gag is Norm gets a punch or a rattle or tossed around the room. Wake up Norm go be a fuckin Finn or gtfo
Kingdugga
Actual crochet might not be able to be made by a machine, but a picture of crochet certainly can.
JustSomePersonThere
Clever!
BriefcaseTacos
Sure, but this image has been floating around for well over a decade
KLUSTENATOR
Indeed. Also machines can mimic the top layer of these plushies to look "crochet-esque" while the rest is not.
Crozekiel
I'm not convinced the thing in the picture is definitively crocheted.
cousteau
ifyouknowwhatimean
SalmySwims
Not sure if it helps, but I remember seeing this in the late 2010's before image generators became insane
unclefishbits
It does help.
BarryTheCyborg
I also want proof that machines can't mimic/replicate crocheting. Textiles were one of the first things manufactured in the industrial revolution, so that claim sounds like bullshit.
IrrelevantHandle
It's not, look it up yourself. Crochet requires too much dexterity and too many motions to be done by industrial means.
whenry11
Not true, technically. It's just prohibitively expensive to do so. That's the main reason it hasn't been done - there's no market for an industrial crochet machine.
znuff
Buddy, we can have robots that do surgery with insane precision. Just becuase it's not economically viable, doesn't mean we can't.
IrrelevantHandle
That's why I specified industrial setups. Also the robots doing surgery are being controlled by a human, so I'm not sure how much that counts.
Dystopiana
So counter to what many might think it is not IMPOSSIBLE to make a machine that can crotchet with our current level of technology. However that's not to say it is a thing, The major roadblocks to the development of industrial crotchet is less mechanical or programming and more that the cost of an industrial machine with all the moving parts with precision needed would be prohibitively expensive. Like "Could never commercially justify this" expensive.
swofromtherock
Exactly, it doesn't exist because it can not be profitable, not because it cannot be done.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Right, crochet isn't as flexible, usage-wise, as either weaving or knitting. The demand for both of those is absolutely massive. The demand for crochet is not. That's all it comes down to.
InDubiousBattle
Weaving and knitting are built in rows, either rows of loops or rows of threads passing over and under each other. Crochet is built one stitch at a time with the need to precisely place the hook back into the fabric.
There are machines that mimic the look of crochet, but it is not true crochet. It can be difficult for a person without experience to tell the difference. There are also some non-commercial level machines that do true crochet. It is still hard to replicate and few reasons to do so
SimSimSimsalabim
But toys aren't what whiny cunts from WSJ say retailers need them to buy. Won't anyone think about the shareholder value?
Toqom
I spent 2 grand on hard drives to protect my movie and show collection, yard har
noWhiteHorseHereJustBatturuPrinsu
"because of economic pressures". Great, they know what the underlying problem is. So why not fix that instead of complain?
SimSimSimsalabim
Because bitching is easy and free.
noWhiteHorseHereJustBatturuPrinsu
The phrase that descibes every political party anno 2025.
Noevilgifs
Retailers don't have the custom or unique equipment that I need for the things I do
Tell me a retailer that carries VR equipment that's more than the PS5 VR headset
(Other than Microcenter)
Or one that isnt microcenter that has any kind of computer hardware more than headphones (best buy doesnt count they have shit for stock)
kittyfajitas
What is left for them? As a millennial, my generation already killed the paper napkin industry, the liquid fabric softener industry, the dinner date industry, the fat-free yogurt industry, the blood diamond industry, the bar soap industry...
PineappleLoopsBroether
I don’t refer to us as millennials, that is our slave name…. We’re Gen Y
speedonthis
And we'll do it again as cranky senior citizens if they wanna fuck around and find out
theshinobi23
*gasps* is it Gen Z's turn to ruin everything now? As a millennial, I'm so proud to have helped lead the way. I hope they find newer and more interesting ways to "ruin the economy because they have nothing left after paying for basic necessities" than we did/still do.
shitheadtookmyname
Gen z are millennials too according to boomers
FlatPlutoSociety
They're starting to actually refer to Gen Z now, but yeah, for the longest time "Millennial" just meant "person my kids' age or younger who annoys me."
My friend's Boomer dad refers to both my friend and my friend's son (who was born in 2009 for fuck's sake) as Millennials, and buddy, that is not how generations work.
theshinobi23
I was in a fast food line a few years ago, when I overheard 2 young teens arguing with their mom behind me. They said, "But Mom, we're Millennials now! We can order the regular food instead of the kid meals!" I looked back, and she was flabbergasted for a few seconds. When she did react again, she started laughing and trying to explain "that's not how that works"
ekacsyawlatonsti
Gen z is 100% the new boomer generation. I will die on this hill.
Badprenup
Care to elaborate? Because other than "being bad at using desktop computers" I don't see the overlap
ekacsyawlatonsti
These are some of my personal observations. You may disagree or have had different experiences - that’s ok, don’t panic. Boomers tend to lean more conservatively possibly from distrust in gov, have a deep-rooted sense of me-ism, stuck in their own ways, big into consumerism. Gen Z lean into conservative politics, tend to be very self-obsessed, demand to have their opinions valued more particularly in debate scenarios and are resistant to fact checking, distrust gov.
Both pragmatic and resilient
shitheadtookmyname
Guessing it's bc Gen z guys fucking love trump and the manisphere, Andrew Tate. Etc. I've even seen gen z girls are thinking about dating out of their generation with millennial men bc Gen z guys are cooked by bro-dcasts
f3n1x187
Gen Z were the kids 12 years ago being used as props on GenX/boomer Vine videos mocking Millenials, soo yeah a large proportion of them grew to be as backwards as them
Etherealvalentine
I've seen some data showing that many people who are in that generation voted for trump. Maybe that's why. I don't know, and i think it's possible for generations to change.
SimSimSimsalabim
First voters may be prone to falling victim to populist and macho rhetoric, but as they age and mature, their views change. I too leaned towards that as a first-voter, but later changed my views. Still, I never voted for Trump, because Europeans can't vote for that cunt :)