Analyzing the Connective Tissue of Cute
What Labubu reveals about how we manage attention, luck, and time.
Open a 2025 trend deck and you will see the same tidy slides. Adults buying toys for themselves. Blind boxes. Viral drops. The arrows point up, but the why is thin. Labubu, the snaggle-toothed plush that keeps appearing on bags and shelves, is a better entry point. It gathers softness, luck, and suspense into one portable ritual. Treat it as a case stud…
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