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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink31•5 months agoI don’t blame them. There’s entire industries devoted to getting people to impulse buy. Almost $300 billion a year to convince us to buy things we otherwise wouldn’t. And that’s just for advertising alone.
minus-squareApathy TreelinkfedilinkEnglish12•5 months agoI also don’t blame them because sometimes that’s the only real dopamine hit they get from their entire month’s paycheck… and that’s wildly depressing.
minus-square@Dkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-1•5 months agoLol this is such a joke. No one needs a dopamine hit from retail therapy. The problem here is that people still think you do. There are so many ways to feel fulfilled and happy without buying plastic shit you don’t need.
I don’t blame them. There’s entire industries devoted to getting people to impulse buy. Almost $300 billion a year to convince us to buy things we otherwise wouldn’t. And that’s just for advertising alone.
I also don’t blame them because sometimes that’s the only real dopamine hit they get from their entire month’s paycheck… and that’s wildly depressing.
Lol this is such a joke. No one needs a dopamine hit from retail therapy.
The problem here is that people still think you do.
There are so many ways to feel fulfilled and happy without buying plastic shit you don’t need.