💭   Little Treats Galore: A Holiday Gift Guide

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On social media, rewarding oneself with “little treats” has become a de rigueur form of performative self-care. Did the laundry? You deserve a matcha latte. Filed your quarterly taxes? Time for a gel manicure. Animating the trend is that you don’t really earn such daily luxuries—this is not indulging in a square of dark chocolate because you went to the gym, or finally buying that camel coat after saving up for months—but that you have already earned them, simply by being alive during an overwhelming time. This has led to some hand-wringing about the self-coddling tendencies of young people these days.

The New Yorker     Nov 26, 2024