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> it’s clear that Labubus are on the downswing On the other hand, they've only recently penetrated my greater social circle, so I'm not so certain as this auth
by tofuahdude 10mo ago
> it’s clear that Labubus are on the downswing
On the other hand, they've only recently penetrated my greater social circle, so I'm not so certain as this author that the trend has ended.
- SchemaLoad 10mo agoThey have just started showing up in stores around me. I can believe they have fallen off social media feeds while still growing in sales silently as people get them to put on bags or gift rather than post on tiktok.
- lmm 10mo agoMost sales are made on the way down, that's the case for any trend.
- conductr 10mo agoMy 7 year old son just recently got a few keychain ones as birthday party favors bag gifts. Basically one of the lowest form of toy for fashion, but very good for consistency in sales. He’s also rolling his eyes at anything “6 7” related after a month or two of leaning in hard on it, the parents ruined that one I think.
- tokioyoyo 10mo agoThe social commentary i’ve read is that some fast trends are made and followed by the “top trend makers”. Then they fade out in those circles, and dwindle to “common people”. But at that point, it’s not really cool or status symbol. The way I understood is, if you’re hyper-online and very consumerist, you’ll want to onto the train fast, and get off it fast so you would be deemed as a “trend maker” rather than “trend follower”. I’m not sure if I’m making sense, but it’s a bit more visible within Tokyo/Shanghai subcultures. It was less visible to me in Vancouver, where there’s a single main culture (everything outdoor and outdoor related) and not participating is also “not cool”.
- rjdj377dhabsn 10mo agoIsn't that the whole idea of hipsters? They existed far before online culture. And not much different to how teenagers have always rebelled against the traditional culture.
- SchemaLoad 10mo agoIt's just been accelerated by the internet since something goes from being fairly obscure to being known by your grandma in 2 months now.
- arccy 10mo agohipsters are more like a permanent rejection of the mainstream, trend makers want the mainstream to follow them
- dylan604 10mo ago> I’m not sure if I’m making sense, Not sure how you could make sense when the topic it self is nonsensical?? Trying to rationalize internet fads just seems as futile as getting involved with the fad itself.
- eru 10mo agoNot necessarily. Things that make look weird on the outside might make sense as status games on the inside. (Or other weird 'games'.) It's no worse than the peacock's tail.
- tokioyoyo 10mo agoIt kinda makes sense if you talk to people who is "in the game". I know some people who do trend-chasing with their own friends, and find it fun. Not my thing, but who am I to judge some harmless consumeristic fun?
- transcriptase 10mo agoWhat is trend-chasing? I genuinely have no idea… is it getting onto something early and hoping it catches on so you were early? How could one even do that in an age where everything is being manipulated by algos and bot farms to make it appear that way?
- thaumasiotes 10mo agoIs your social circle also into Dimoo, or just Labubu?
- mpalmer 10mo agoFeels like there's a contradiction in a piece that claims a fad is definitively over while simultaneously asserting the unknowability of our fragmented Internet culture. Everything's decentralized, but at the same time, I have my finger on the pulse.
- ronsor 10mo agoI've genuinely never seen anyone outside with one; I haven't even seen anyone online mention them outside vague memes I do not understand. I don't use TikTok or any of the hyperconsumerist social media platforms.
- resonious 10mo agoI see them outside. I live in a big city though which may explain it.
- RandallBrown 10mo agoSouth Park did an entire episode about them about 3 months ago. I've seen them around, but they're definitely not popular with anyone I know.
- PunchyHamster 10mo agoI only know of them from South Park episode, and thankfully I haven't seen any of those live, maybe they will fade completely before they reach my country coz they frankly are just ugly
- razingeden 10mo agosame. i didnt know they were even real. i get the blankest stares when i ask labubu collectors if they ever saw that episode
- nicbou 10mo agoI know it’s over because I have already seen Labubu clones sold in convenience stores next to sunglasses and other crap.
- Nursie 10mo agoI’m in my late 40s. I know what a Labubu is. Trust me, it’s over :)
- rsynnott 10mo agoYeah, I think they're probably declaring it dead before its time, really. It has only just started to penetrate the mainstream, AFAICS. There was, separately, a bubble in the stock of the manufacturer, but that won't necessarily be strongly linked to the trend.