This sounds like the same behaviour from introducing fines for overdue library books or being late picking up children from day-care. It goes from a social olbi

This sounds like the same behaviour from introducing fines for overdue library books or being late picking up children from day-care. It goes from a social olbigation or question ("Do I want to bother the day-care people by arriving late?" / "Do I want to bother this blogger and ask for their time?") to a financial transaction.