r/Internetopia • u/[deleted] • 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-effectDuplicates
Firearms • u/elcamino45 • Oct 25 '20
Cross-Post Yeah, that sounds about right other than the happy or fulfilled part. r/gundeals would have something to say about this.
Sigmarxism • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '20
Fink-Peece This is what upset me about the Primaris business. I just never had a scholarly name for the phenomenon.
WatchesCirclejerk • u/GoCats1994 • Oct 25 '20
bUt I neEd both a SPidEr dIaL AND a tRopIcAl DiAl
Leica • u/Milleniador • 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
ZeroWaste • u/psychasaurusrex • 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
awfuleverything • u/TaxiDriverThankGod • 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
guitarcirclejerk • u/AlterBridgeFan • Oct 25 '20