the travis scott(popular rapper)x(in collaboration with)erewhon(LA county upscale grocery chain)dubai chocolate(chocolate with a significant filling of pistachio, kadayif and tahini)labubu(chinese plush toy brand)matcha(finely ground green tea)latte(coffee drink made out of espresso and steamed milk) is reportedly in the works.
to be fair apparently they're only in los angeles county, but I didn't know whether to write LA grocery chain, LA county grocery chain or californian grocery chain. now the middle option looks best, but i was mildly brain deficient at the time (as well as all the time).
They are ugly (apparently in a cute way) and they come in those blind packages like trading cards. There are different colors, some of which are supposedly rare.
There are a million of these stupid blind box toys now, and this one just happened to get popular on tiktok or something.
Now, as a skeptic myself, I say you don't have to really take much stock into what I'll say next, but multiple people I know who claim to be psychic (9), of different ages (18-56), if different religions/spirituality, all eerily said the exact same thing when I asked them (first jokingly, then out of curiosity) what they thought of Labubus.
And each one, first thing they said was "the creator made a deal with a demon". Not necessarily that the thing itself was evil (although they all got bad "vibes" from them), just that the popularity was a result of that, specifically.
I did inquire if they thought the same about previous fads (such as garbage pail kids) but they said no, just this one.
Now obviously correlation doesn't mean causation, and this sample size is tiny. I only thought it was a peculiar anecdote.
But, if there were to be a Faustian bargain to be had, fueling the climate and plastic pollution crisis via plastic figures sold in a gambling and predatory capitalistic manner does seem like something a demon would do lol.
There are three different people who claim to be "sensitive" just in my workplace of like 20 people, I stg like 1/3 Americans believes themselves to have psychic ability of some kind
The US is probably the last foothold christianity really has, where people don't even question wether religion and superstition make sense (ofc not everyone, but there are so many devout believers, cults, split off religions and so on, especially in rural areas like appalachians or rocky mountains
I've always thought that interesting too. And I don't find out until we've been friends for awhile, although 3 are family (I have a very large family though, over 60 people I think if we combine both dad and mom's sides).
I do not exactly know what psychic means but I am an atheist and do not think that I actually have any brain issues just that I am kinda dumb and that I have a high chance if dying from brain related issues as not if my grandparents died from brain issues. And the cabbage patch is also pretty bad, but this has teeth things on the bottom of its head that's what makes it belong in horror.
There is never "a deal" with this sort of thing. It is all hype all the way down, this time combined with gambling. In some not so distant future thriftstores will be flooded with these things.
I think its all manufactured hype. Likely no one is actually buying these things, not even the influencers. Market your product as the new craze and watch people cattle along.
As a child, I remember, one of my friends had asked me to get into "GoGos", some small plastic figurines that were absolutely worthless. Well, I used my pocket money to buy two figurines. Same loot box/playing cards trash. You didn't know what you were buying unless you take the plunge.
After having saved up for two weeks, I finally bought them, only to hear my friend giggling while saying saying: "Oh you're still into GoGos, they are so out!"
Two weeks ago, this guy hyped them so much up for me and all of the cool things that we could do with these worthless injection molded plastic figurines and now, he pretended as if it was silly to have them. Ever since then I have participated in exactly zero fads. Luckily I was vaccinated against these types of scams as a very young child.
No idea what i just read and also no desire to
the travis scott (popular rapper) x (in collaboration with) erewhon (LA county upscale grocery chain) dubai chocolate (chocolate with a significant filling of pistachio, kadayif and tahini) labubu (chinese plush toy brand) matcha (finely ground green tea) latte (coffee drink made out of espresso and steamed milk) is reportedly in the works.
Great job. I’ll compound this with I live in California and I’ve never heard of erewhon lol
to be fair apparently they're only in los angeles county, but I didn't know whether to write LA grocery chain, LA county grocery chain or californian grocery chain. now the middle option looks best, but i was mildly brain deficient at the time (as well as all the time).
In this case "upscale" means "ripoff", it's $15 for orange juice, or a plain bagel.
But like, do they put the labubu in the chocolate?
that's for you to do, otherwise you'd get no joy out of it.
Same tbf
People who are slaves to trends will happily be giving away more of their money because 3 trends are merging for a limited time thing
The eldertubbies gonna be pissed when they find out one of their children is being used to sell shitty coffee...
Looks like the godhand
Who is gonna be 5th one?
The Elder Labubu made from darkness, despair and Dubai chocolate
SLaa-laan.
Who x Who what what what coffee
Watch your mouth! Dubai is an emirate and a city, not a country, m'kay?
Shitty rapper who kept on performing on stage while 10 people in the audience were dying.
Not even, I fear - Matcha Latte is tea.
You don't know what Dubai and chocolate are? I didn't know Lemmy had literate toddlers!
/s please don't kill meI will have you know we're literate seniles, not toddlers! 🤬
That’s the toy people are so obsessed with? Call me old or something but wtf is the deal with this shit.
They are ugly (apparently in a cute way) and they come in those blind packages like trading cards. There are different colors, some of which are supposedly rare.
There are a million of these stupid blind box toys now, and this one just happened to get popular on tiktok or something.
It is probably just me but that shit belongs in a mascot horror game, it is terrifying.
You're not the only one.
Now, as a skeptic myself, I say you don't have to really take much stock into what I'll say next, but multiple people I know who claim to be psychic (9), of different ages (18-56), if different religions/spirituality, all eerily said the exact same thing when I asked them (first jokingly, then out of curiosity) what they thought of Labubus.
And each one, first thing they said was "the creator made a deal with a demon". Not necessarily that the thing itself was evil (although they all got bad "vibes" from them), just that the popularity was a result of that, specifically.
I did inquire if they thought the same about previous fads (such as garbage pail kids) but they said no, just this one.
Now obviously correlation doesn't mean causation, and this sample size is tiny. I only thought it was a peculiar anecdote.
But, if there were to be a Faustian bargain to be had, fueling the climate and plastic pollution crisis via plastic figures sold in a gambling and predatory capitalistic manner does seem like something a demon would do lol.
The real question is why you claim to know so many people that claim to be psychic?
There are three different people who claim to be "sensitive" just in my workplace of like 20 people, I stg like 1/3 Americans believes themselves to have psychic ability of some kind
That's hilarious. Never knew it was such a thing in the States.
The US is probably the last foothold christianity really has, where people don't even question wether religion and superstition make sense (ofc not everyone, but there are so many devout believers, cults, split off religions and so on, especially in rural areas like appalachians or rocky mountains
Americans are never taught human empathy or body language, so when we experience a basic critical thought, it must be magic and gods.
I've always thought that interesting too. And I don't find out until we've been friends for awhile, although 3 are family (I have a very large family though, over 60 people I think if we combine both dad and mom's sides).
I do not exactly know what psychic means but I am an atheist and do not think that I actually have any brain issues just that I am kinda dumb and that I have a high chance if dying from brain related issues as not if my grandparents died from brain issues. And the cabbage patch is also pretty bad, but this has teeth things on the bottom of its head that's what makes it belong in horror.
I don’t see the appeal but to each their own ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Gambling.
Nor do I. Beanie Babies were cuter and at least you knew what you were buying.
There is never "a deal" with this sort of thing. It is all hype all the way down, this time combined with gambling. In some not so distant future thriftstores will be flooded with these things.
I think its all manufactured hype. Likely no one is actually buying these things, not even the influencers. Market your product as the new craze and watch people cattle along.
I've seen the lines, people do buy this junk.
Like it's some sort of 7th gen fighter.
Tbqf this shit sounds like some GenZ MK-ULTRA project being worked on in skunkworks
Next up, the skunk joins that unholy LSD trip fusion
I permanently lost 1 HP from reading that.
I gained a stack on my brainrot debuff
I passed my con save. I only took half psychic damage. But damn that was a doozy.
This doll looks so hideous. It's the manifestation of those creepy dolls from your grandma's house you get nightmarea from.
It's like the Furbies have reawakened to haunt us once again
Nightmarrhea, a more advanced and terrifying form of diarrhea
So like he just attaches his name to the product? That’s dumb af
Wibbledy wobbledy
Remember when he refused to stop his concert while people were literally being trampled?
"Is reportedly in the works"
How hard is it to develop a recipe with basically three ingredients (it better not have soggy knufe) for a small local grocery chain?
Travis Scott and Chris brown remind me daily that people will worship and cheer a complete piece of shit
As a child, I remember, one of my friends had asked me to get into "GoGos", some small plastic figurines that were absolutely worthless. Well, I used my pocket money to buy two figurines. Same loot box/playing cards trash. You didn't know what you were buying unless you take the plunge.
After having saved up for two weeks, I finally bought them, only to hear my friend giggling while saying saying: "Oh you're still into GoGos, they are so out!"
Two weeks ago, this guy hyped them so much up for me and all of the cool things that we could do with these worthless injection molded plastic figurines and now, he pretended as if it was silly to have them. Ever since then I have participated in exactly zero fads. Luckily I was vaccinated against these types of scams as a very young child.
Pogs > GoGos > Funko Pops > NFTs
"Me looking at the man-made horrors beyond my comprehension (I don't get it)" - the Victorian child
Needs more Skibidi Toilet and Italian Brainrot references!
I believe skibidi toilet already fell out of popularity
Can you serve it in a Prime bottle please?
Dumb consumerism. Nothing ever new under the sun.
can it be stored in a stanley cup?
Sure, if you're a member of the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers.
Solid contender for a Jabba the Hutt sentence again right here
Man, I'm just ping-ponging between these two posts
I think this is satire.