The Diderot Effect

[ATCclears]

Why we want things we don't need, and what to do about it.

The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don't Need

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[No_Regerts]

It keeps the economy strong when I replace my boat with a new one every 5 years.

 

[CHLChris]

When I buy a gun I don't need, I suddenly need a new holster, new new sights, new spare parts, a bunch more magazines, new grips, an upgraded trigger, and on and on it goes.

I don't ever have any good "trading stock" because I make every gun my own with a string of new purchases to upgrade any new gun purchase:

"The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things." Yep, that's me...