Will it explain why I just ate that bowl of ice cream?
Why are humans so inclined towards conspicuous consumption? Here's a new video (42 mins) on my YouTube channel about the evolutionary signaling theory behind our apparently wasteful & irrational consumer desires.https://youtu.be/PhF9JNqe6IA
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No. You ate the ice cream because it was delicious. Not everything is signaling bro. ;)
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Always in pursuit..more more more. 6 car garage full to the doors.. I dont believe the climate change hysterics, but we could clean up our act..and try to watch what we waste. Imho
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Much enjoyed. Now considering whether this experience enhances my mating potential.
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Perhaps the attribution is wrong. Here is a one pager on how economics promotes "apparently wasteful & irrational behavior" and, unfortunately, much more -- it makes a lot more intuitive sense this waypic.twitter.com/nVYejLgEEV
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PS this is just a first draft. It will be revised.
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Really enjoyed this.
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I’m a longtime fan and am Thrilled to see you have a YouTube channel! What the heck happened to The Mating Grounds Podcast though?? Thanks for making the world make sense.
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Brilliant
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Did you just steal Veblen's term by ignoring his entire critique of capitalism?
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