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by uoaei 825 days ago
It's a meme you're spending money on.

Meme transmission is a kind of peer pressure, the entire thing seems prickly to me from a moral perspective. I for one don't appreciate being pressured to spend money on things I don't need or want.

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Its the kids that are being influenced into consuming, nothing else.
Alot of money.

I overheard some office ladies gossiping about a co-workers Starbucks cup.

It cost over $85 and they were pouring over it to determine if fake or real.

A cup.