[Raine24]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

Or people wanna be able to see the product from a company notorious for bad qc ( same type of feet limbs etc, sloppy paint, missing pieces the list goes on), or collect to keep in box which now makes that superfluous.

I think with a bit of creativity to devise some new product protection they could have whipped up an open window box that had most of the advantages of plastic windows. It couldn't be that hard to let people see what they're buying, especially when the box is plastered with renders instead of product photos. :/

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Originally Posted by AcademyofDrX

OP called plastic-free packaging "bullshit 'environmentalism'" and it's not. I'm not defending or equivocating, I'm saying if you actually tried to quantify or qualify Hasbro's direct environmental impact from plastic packaging or NFTs, the first is the bigger deal. They shouldn't do either, but plastic-free is a legit ESG effort. And that's why I'm not arguing with the point about hypocrisy, because I reject the premise.

If you don't care about plastic or NFTs, then you could see Hasbro as hypocritical, but why would you care. If you think they're both issues, then it's less about hypocrisy and more about a lack of commitment. And if you think NFTs are killing the planet but plastic windows are justified, then you have a cultural view instead of an environmental one.

I don't think he called environmentalism bullshit but was calling out their environmentalist stance as fraudulent (hence the quotes around "environmentalism") with their NFT support as key evidence. If you reject the premise that Hasbro's stated position is hypocritical then by all means do so, but that doesn't mean you can ascribe motivations to us beyond the obvious for simply recognizing that Hasbro is actively saving money by citing one waste issue while making money by exploiting another one.

And to preempt anything else: I do care about the environment, I do think plastic waste is an issue, and I honestly don't mind the plastic-free packaging in theory as that's what I grew up with WRT vehicles and other big items, only their crap execution of the idea. I separate all my recycling, restore and repurpose my old clothing and found furniture, take showers instead of baths, all that stereotypical California stuff. And I cannot bring myself to believe this is a lack of commitment on Hasbro's to doing better, just transparent hypocrisy.