Perhaps certain workshoppers have connections within the TF2 dev team. Seriously there is no way the spider goggles got in legit. It was uploaded to the workshop a couple of years ago, and nobody I met has really liked the cosmetic so it couldn't be the players' choice either

Originally posted by DEBILOID(~|~):

like we have some pretty good hats in workshop that fit the style and look great, but they decide to add spider-goggles or a bot, do they have bad taste?

Valve blames consumers for being complacent and creators for making them in the first place. What Valve wants is money, and they gauge what to add based on what they think consumers will like and hence, buy more of. I'm sure they are aware of how awful they look, which is why they have been increasing selection quality as of late (which is also dependent on shifting discourse on the matter).

There's also some discussion on how Valve expressed some favoritism for certain creators, hence the stagnation of quality in earlier updates, though this isn't verified. Furthermore, there is also evidence that points to Valve following Counter Strike's selection process, where "worse" items are in the common tiers of a case.

Because it's easy and they only have spare time to work on Team Fortress 2.

Originally posted by Sentry Gun (Lolichop3):

Because it's easy and they only have spare time to work on Team Fortress 2.

ik its maybe a dumb idea but why not let community decide on what hats they want in game, like i think we are all tired of 2472360598th boring coat and 7486591 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ goofy hat/goggles/pet/some other ♥♥♥♥ that doesnt fit into the game