Your apps are not free — from the DESK of van Schneider — Edition Nr.228
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Your apps are not free — from the DESK of van Schneider — Edition Nr.228
Users are slowly waking up to the fact that free-to-use, infinite feeds are predatory.
Reframing the “Social Media” Problem As an Attention Crisis
Andrew Lewis succinctly put it: “If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.”
Dr. David Lewis • The Brain Sell: How the new mind sciences and the persuasion industry are reading our thoughts, influencing our emotions, and stimulating us to shop
Price of Free. George is excited to get free parking and free drinks. Sure, he’s not paying for them directly, but these “free” things get George to the casino in a good mood and impair his judgment. These “free” items, in fact, extract a high cost. There is a saying that the best things in life are free. Maybe. But free often ends up costing us in
... See moreDan Ariely • Dollars and Sense
In practice, I ‘rent’ my brain for money: people pay me to use and abuse my experience and time. But of course conventions prefer my business card says ‘trainer’, ‘coach’ or ‘consultant’… as using ‘mind prostitute’ could lead to serious confusion! Despite the ‘controversial’ aspect of this term, I believe it brings back home the message that we all
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