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rvz 10 hours ago

Labubus were always a cringeworthy fad, equivalent to the modern day beanie babies.

Zero value, fuelled and pushed by celebrities far and wide and they are not even rare to begin with.

SchemaLoad 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe I wasn't in the circle enough, but I felt like there was never even the pretence of resell value or "investing". But that they were more like wealth flex fashion items.

MengerSponge 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But what if a beanie baby was also a random drop? Then they'd be faddish and addictive!

Terr_ 10 hours ago | parent [-]

I hope some future society is almost unanimously appalled at what we today treat as "normal" for advertising and gambling dark-patterns.

erulabs 3 hours ago | parent [-]

"Look how slowly they take from the weak to give to the powerful. Amateurs!"

Terr_ 3 hours ago | parent [-]

"This is ancient Earth's most foolish program. Why does Ross, the largest Friend, not simply eat the other five?"

-- Lurr, Ruler of planet Omicron Perseii 8