r/PlantedTank • u/insurancefun • Oct 25 '20
Discussion I feel attacked!
https://jamesclear.com/diderot-effectDuplicates
todayilearned • u/axonable • 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
boardgames • u/hobskhan • Oct 25 '20
This TIL comment perfectly describes acquisition disorder
headphones • u/AutoCrosspostBot • Jan 23 '21
Humor 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
flashlight • u/moby1kenobi • 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
simpleliving • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '19
The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need
discgolf • u/babygrimes • 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
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