The internet has a habit of turning the strangest things into status symbols. One week it’s cottagecore aesthetics, the next it’s a viral dating trend where people justify impulse buys with a wink and a hashtag.
Suddenly, “treating yourself” morphs into a cultural inside joke where seduction and spending cross wires. A late-night scroll turns into rationalizing a $500 splurge in the name of keeping up with the trend. But what actually happens when erotic social energy gets tangled with your bank balance?
