This sounds a bit like "Ad buddy", from a Netflix sci-fi series called 'Maniac': "If you’re broke, you can sell yourself to an “Ad Buddy,” whereby your bills g

This sounds a bit like "Ad buddy", from a Netflix sci-fi series called 'Maniac': "If you’re broke, you can sell yourself to an “Ad Buddy,” whereby your bills get paid in exchange for a person accompanying you everywhere and spouting advertisements, like a human pop-up you can’t close." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/maniac-statue-extra-liberty-ad-buddy-explained-1146114/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/maniac-statue-e...