Its funny I didn't know about labubu until the recent South Park episode, and thought it was a parody of the Pokemon craze until I found out it was real.

And that because I don't use Tiktok, Twitter, or Instagram I somehow completely missed this craze that had adults being swept up in buying these physical loot boxes because of the effective marketing that had people wanting to be a part of something.

So yeah corporate consumer outreach tools indeed. Pretty scary just how effective it is in appealing emotionally to the masses.

And labubu is like the least harmful thing when it comes to manipulation of the masses, so just puts into perspective the other ways it can be used by those that control and understand the algorithm to get the outcome they want.