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does anyone know anyone in real life who's into this? it feels like a meme coin or beanie babies where the media won't shut up about how hot it is, and yet, you don't know anyone on the bandwagon
This is pretty similar to Beanie Babies, but not Pokemon or Pog because you could play with those. Beanie Babies were popular for some reason (right place right time? Brilliant viral marketing?) and then became an investment opportunity. Same with Labubu. I've always seen talk about how much they're worth, and the blind box adds a bit of gambling to it, which I guess is similar to opening a pack if cards.
the onset of the concept is as retarded as it can get. It is roughly along the lines of "are you sad that you can not buy this extra expensive gucci bag? then buy a labubu not worth a dime for 100$ and hang it on your bag instead."
My nieces. I don't understand it. Maybe it's something like with Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh cards back then. It's popular for some reason, children get on board with it and want to be a part of it and then we get this trend.
Yea, but Pokemon and yugioh where actual games that you could play. Not saying that can't play with dolls, but its way different from cards.
Also I know no one in my circle owning one, and I find it a fake hype.
This is the same sort of thing boomers would say about Pokemon and Yugioh.
I'm not even a boomer.
Sounds like something a boomer would say. But seriously, they didn't call you a boomer.
Original Pokémon has a whole world designed around it with lore and stuff and it has endured the test of time (this is coming from a non-fan). This is just another retarded social media hype and will die out in a year or so like Prime or dubai chocolate and after that you will only see it in gas stations for two dollars.