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What's up with 'consumers' who don't 'consume' things?
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[–]Chipit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (3 children)
It is the joy of buying things. You get to shop, to make the purchase, to wait for the package to arrive, to unwrap it like a Christmas present to yourself.
That's what they're buying. This experience.
The actual product is secondary. Use it or no, don't really care. On to the next purchase!
It's a desire for novelty above all else. And all it costs is money? Sure! The satisfying brain chemicals released by this process are quite real. So it's no wonder some people fall for it hard.
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[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
It's all about the release of pleasing brain chemicals. Once you understand that, you understand so much of why humans do seemingly inexplicable things.
[–]rubberbiscuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Ee-gad, this is my wife. She is constantly buying things and uses it once and eventually I give it away. It's so annoying. Like go to a thrift shop at least your purchase will be low cost.
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