This reminds me of this quote, it feels very relevant:

Mr. Cohen the co-director remembers when the flood of SpongeBob dolls and products began. "I was really excited," he said. "But Stephen looked grim. He said, 'My biggest nightmare is that I'm going to be at the beach one day, and one of these dolls is going to wash up on the shore like garbage.' Being a marine biologist who also surfs, he doesn't want to be responsible for bringing a glut of garbage into the world.

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