Does sadness need more explanation than happiness? Hmm. I guess maybe there's some implicit drama that we're drawn to - the default is that things are fine, an expression of trouble demands explanation and correction? Whereas happiness requires no correction?

elvismercury

If you’re going to spend roughly a bajillion Sats, to our surprise, whether we’re talking puppet or plushie, 

his frowny face registers with children far more than adults

. There is some precedent for this. Grumpy puppets have a considerable history within huge franchises like The Muppets and Sesame Street. Think of Sweetums, Statler and Waldorf, Oscar the Grouch, and Sam the Eagle. Grumpiness is ubiquitous within the puppet ecosystem.

This is interesting. If I had to guess why: frowns are kind of novel and present a mystery, "why are they sad?" It's reminds me of the brooding emo hunk trope in a lot of coming of age movies.

bitcoin

How we got into the bitcoin plushie business, part 1:

spiral

> If you’re going to spend roughly a bajillion Sats, to our surprise, whether we’re talking puppet or plushie, ***his frowny face registers with children far more than adults***. There is some precedent for this. Grumpy puppets have a considerable history within huge franchises like The Muppets and Sesame Street. Think of Sweetums, Statler and Waldorf, Oscar the Grouch, and Sam the Eagle. Grumpiness is ubiquitous within the puppet ecosystem.

This is interesting. If I had to guess why: frowns are kind of novel and present a mystery, "why are they sad?" It's reminds me of the brooding emo hunk trope in a lot of coming of age movies.

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