Also tangentially related this is why when I've mentioned the game I want to make I've gone on record I think twice on Bluesky on how, assuming this hypothetical game got popular, I would only make merch if people were like genuinely angry if there wasn't any.

I know its going to sound super bizarre for someone on a Mastodon instance called PLUSH DOT CITY but the idea of mass producing plushies of my characters just doesn't fill me with joy.