Why You’re Addicted to Buying Things

How often do we buy things we don't need, with money we don't have, to impress people we don't care about? Consumerism has run rampant in the U.S and it may be one of the biggest problems we face as a society.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
1:17 The Labubu Example
2:59 The Genius of Blind Boxes
4:39 The Kidult Toy Craze
5:40 Resale Culture & Scalpers
8:16 The Psychology Behind Buying
9:50 Watch Example
12:11 The Era of Shopping Crazes
13:03 Social Signaling
14:24 Stress Response
16:01 Rewards
19:01 The Consumerism Problem
22:38 The Solution
25:13 Squarespace
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