What do “TikTok trends” like “She Deserved the Purse” really tell us? Apart from the sorry state of journalism such that the Washington Post chose to report on it, which is how I found out about it? In sum, people film themselves putting cash and/or gift cards in places where they believe a “deserving” person, in this case a mom or really any parent caring for a baby, will find it. It is considered so obvious as not to require any explanation that in the United States, those caring for the young are strapped for funds and hence could use a little unexpected bonus to ease the financial strain.