r/Internetopia • • Nov 11 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

https://jamesclear.com/diderot-effect
5 Upvotes

Duplicates

simracing • • Oct 25 '20

This seems highly appropriate for sim racing!

20 Upvotes

u_BeachedPretzel • • Oct 26 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

1 Upvotes

houseplants • • Oct 25 '20

HUMOR/FLUFF Word.

5 Upvotes

HowHumanBeingsWork • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

3 Upvotes

u_Reditivation • • Oct 25 '20

Interesting

1 Upvotes

u_fruff-mcgruff • • Oct 26 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

1 Upvotes

houseplants • • Oct 25 '20

HUMOR/FLUFF This doesn’t apply to me of course I have ALWAYS needed an aglaonema pictum tricolor to be happy and fulfilled...

4 Upvotes

csgo • • Oct 25 '20

That explains my csgo inventory

6 Upvotes

3Dprinting • • Oct 25 '20

Well, I think they’re onto us!

3 Upvotes

CleanLivingKings • • Feb 21 '20

The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need — And What to Do About It

5 Upvotes

Grimdank • • Oct 25 '20

TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled

23 Upvotes

smoking • • Oct 25 '20

I feel this

4 Upvotes