What evolutionary benefit could completism have? Or is it byproduct of something else?
One surprising thing I've learned from having kids is how deep completism runs in humans. (All toy companies know this.)
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it allows you to follow through your promises and therefore create trust and therefore allow more resources to go to you
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It’s a bug. Humans were never meant to live in an industrialized age.
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Shopkins.. my lordy, shopkins
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the day my completist son discovered Pokemon was an expensive day
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Observation: When I have, say, 5 of a set of 25, I'm okay, but if I have 20, I feel a compulsion to complete the set.
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works even among adults. Think Profile completion. Your profile is 95% complete just handover your credit card details.
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I think that's just a good retail UX, but yes adults too. Think collectors: Lego, state quarters, Toy Story 2 "Big Al"
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Netflix thrives on completism. Am almost scared to start a new series.
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Gotta catch 'em all? Maybe Nintendo knew this best
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