At some point the industry realized they can target adults with kids toys, and make an additional buck. There's no anti-political conspiracy at work, it's just about making money.
I think it's really easy to say people could be doing more to improve the world around them. Albeit, nobody's perfect and there's always going to be more anyone can do, not matter how hard they try.
Mostly I just want an excuse to link to this good blogpost discussing it. https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/19/nobody-is-perfect-ever...