$450 White Lotus suitcases and Swarovski Minions: everything has been turned into a Happy Meal toy

[u/MsWrite]

https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025/04/the-pop-culture-branding-explosion

[u/wins0m]

It really feels like this whole engine of consumption is collapsing in on itself, I see so many weird "cross-overs" like some rapper selling me a shoe in a commercial that is part of a SaaS platform with a disney+ exclusive film tie in for the new movie about a commercial product from the 80s.