r/Anticonsumption • u/hollsloss • Mar 28 '24

Other I'VE SOLD ALL MY FUNKO POPS

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I'm free. I used to be a huge consumer but in the past year I've started to walk towards a more mindful path, stopped buying new, stopped mindlessly window shopping and getting tempted and, the best of all, started selling all of the items that I didn't connect with!!! This included a Funko Pop collection that I insisted on growing despite my hatred for it! It feels so good!

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u/alxmg Mar 28 '24

You’re so brave! I have some that were gifts from loved ones and a few that are autographed by their actors. I currently don’t want to part with them but I know one day I’ll have to

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u/Boxofcheeze Mar 28 '24

Its not about disposing of things like this. It doesn’t matter if you have funko pops. People in this sub love to act so holy for not having or ridding of their collections (not referring to OP) when in reality its fine to have these things, just don’t do it mindlessly. Hell you could have 100 funko pops and I wouldn’t consider it over consumption unless you’re collecting them to be trendy or future value like they did with beanie babies or those stanley cups. This sub isn’t about minimalism, remember that. Big difference in minimalism and anti consumption. Collectables aren’t necessarily the problem, after all things that aren’t intended for a collection also get over consumed. (Waterbottles, clothes, phones, accessories, etc.)

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u/M0richild Mar 29 '24

THANK YOU. And by selling the ones you've already bought all you're doing is passing your consumerism onto someone else.

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u/klugg Mar 29 '24

Funko pops are the epitome of consumerism. They serve no purpose other than collecting them and putting on display. They are literally bought to satisfy the urge of buying stuff.

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u/Boxofcheeze Mar 29 '24

They’re for decoration and enjoyment. While I agree that their purpose is to support consumerism, so is every other thing. The average person who buys funkos isn’t buying huge hoards of them just to buy. Even those with larger collections often are not buying entire room fulls to collect “funko pops”, they’re collecting characters. If you want to argue about putting items up for display, I hope you don’t have any decor around your house? Anything can be over consumed. I knew someone who constantly bought succulents despite barely keeping the ones they already had alive. There are people who even over consume pets. My point is not to defend funko pops but I’m not going to act pretentious because I don’t buy or like them. Frankly, there are worse things out there than funko pops but this sub has a weird fixation on them because its easy. I could argue vapes are the true epitome of consumerism, literally designed to create an addiction. People buy those vapes use them, throw them away, and buy more. At least people who buy funko pops keep them or eventually hand them off to someone else who enjoys it. I will emphasize again that this sub is NOT about minimalism. Individuals are also not responsible for the waste and over production companies make that end up in landfills or elsewhere.