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Incest, Smelling T-Shirts, and Dimes (Part Two)

In a previous post, I'd presented several findings suggesting that, on many occasions, our actions are responsive to factors we…

5 years ago

Interlude 2: SydNYE

It's December 31ts, 2019, and people start coming en masse to the vantage points where they will be able to…

5 years ago

Interlude: Personal Branding

Before Part Two of my previous post, I wanted to write something about personal branding. “Nowadays, it’s all about personal…

5 years ago

Incest, Smelling T-Shirts, and Dimes (Part One)

A few weeks back, I had a conversation with a friend about the facts that make some of us like…

5 years ago

Shawmila, Pamela Anderson, and Mimetic Desire

On June 21st, 2019, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s single “Senorita” was released. Two months later, the music video had…

5 years ago

Pushy Guys, YouTube Ads, and Reactance

Reactance theory states that if a person’s sense of freedom, or control, is threatened, she is likely to engage in…

5 years ago

Marketing Cults

Cults can have nefarious consequences. The mass suicide lead by Jim Jones in 1979 is an example of the power…

5 years ago

Tinder, Democracy, and Reviews

Nowadays, internet reputation is crucial for businesses. According to some studies, reviews in websites like Google are one of the…

5 years ago

Commitments and Alternatives

We love choices, don’t we? Not always. Think about channel hopping; all of us have been guilty of it. What…

5 years ago