Many of you have asked me where you can buy a Labubu figure.
Honestly? I can’t get one either.
But that’s exactly why I created a fun AI agent that can generate all kinds of Labubu-themed live wallpapers for your phone.
You can make Labubu dance, float on water, turn into a flower fairy, relax at the beach, struggle through a workday, or wear all kinds of outfits—anything you imagine.
Just describe what you want, and the AI brings it to life.
So even if we can’t own a physical Labubu…
Can’t we still enjoy a digital one right on our home screen?
Now, I’m not a toy influencer.
I’m here to teach you how to think like a businessperson.
And that leads me to a bigger idea:
Instead of complaining about not getting a Labubu, maybe we should ask—
Why are people willing to spend thousands of dollars on something that has no practical use?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot.
Brands like Pop Mart, Molly, and Labubu stand out in today’s tech-driven world.
They don’t help you work faster, store data, make money, or even talk to you.
They’re… useless.
And yet—that’s exactly why people love them.
Today, let’s talk about the real power of uselessness.
1. Why “Useful” Things Get Discarded
Imagine if your favorite Labubu figure suddenly became a USB drive.
What would happen?
According to consumer psychology, you’d probably only buy one.
Once something becomes “useful,” we judge it by efficiency.
“I already have a USB drive—why do I need another?”
Useful things have short lifecycles.
The latest smartphone is outdated in two years.
Technology depreciates fast because there’s always something better.
But useless things?
Vinyl records, porcelain dolls, abstract sculptures—they last forever.
They’re not compared. They’re cherished.
2. Why “Useless” Things Connect Emotionally
Labubu and Molly move us precisely because they don’t do anything.
They carry emotional value instead of functional value.
They can’t meet physical needs, but they comfort emotional ones.
Psychologists believe this taps into a deep human need for security.
When life feels uncertain, “useless” objects become emotional anchors.
As the philosopher Zhuangzi said:
“The usefulness of the useless is the greatest usefulness of all.”
Those oddly-shaped trees that shouldn’t have survived?
They become sacred precisely because they’re unique.
3. The Trap of “Usefulness” in Modern Life
We live in a culture obsessed with utility.
Everything—education, relationships, even hobbies—is judged by its ROI.
We’ve become so efficiency-driven that we’ve lost the ability to simply…
feel the wind, notice the rain, admire the moonlight.
Sociologists call this the tyranny of usefulness—a system that quietly turns us into tools ourselves.
If you must constantly prove your worth through output, are you still fully human?
Pause and reflect:
Have you been ignoring what you truly love in pursuit of what seems “useful”?
That book you bought but haven’t opened?
The painting on your wall?
The old plush toy on your bed?
They haven’t changed your life, but they give you warmth—and that matters.
Final Thought: The Wisdom of Uselessness
Learning to appreciate “useless” things isn’t naive—it’s wise.
It reminds us that life isn’t just about achieving goals.
It’s also about the small, quiet moments that don’t need a purpose.
As the writer Lu Xun once implied:
“Humans may not share the same joys and sorrows—but we can still treasure the little things others leave behind.”
So I’ll leave you with this:
If you one day realize that the thing you love most is “useless,”
will you regret it?
Or will you love it even more precisely because it asks nothing of you?
Feel free to share your thoughts.
Besides Labubu or Molly, what’s one “useless” thing you cherish—
not for its function, but for how it makes you feel?