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I would argue the opposite. The poor are incentivized to use free (but containing ads) products. The rich can pay their way out of those attention seeking ads.

by ovi256 9y ago

digi_owl 9y ago
Or pay someone else to take care of certain chores so that they have the time to sit down and think.
- Toast_25 9y ago
  Seriously been considering doing this for food.
jclardy 9y ago
I would agree with this, but it isn't even just straight ads. Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person, so if they don't use it or use it for one or two shows they don't care. To the poor person they need to use it to justify the expenditure. So essentially they are incentivized to consume more, in a very indirect way.
- carlmr 9y ago
  > Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person I don't see myself as rich, more like middle class, and $10 is nothing I worry about too much.
  - JetSpiegel 9y ago
    Not $10 as a lump sum, but a subscription?
    - im3w1l 9y ago
      Get netflix. Binge watch for a month. Cancel. Repeat when you feel like and can afford.
      - brewdad 9y ago
        That was exactly the point OP was making. For a poorer person, Netflix might be a few times a year splurge. What happens when an anticipated slow month turns busy? This person is torn between "wasting" $10 that they really can't afford to spend again next month or neglect other things in their life to get their money's worth this month.
        im3w1l 9y ago
        I read him as saying, "have netflix always and always binge watch".
  - noxToken 9y ago
    I thought that comment was strange as well. For $10/month, Netflix provides a bevy of entertainment. It's probably one of the cheapest forms of entertainment - even more so among paid forms of entertainment. If you're hurting for cash, try to get an amplified indoor antenna and Netflix. You'll make a one-time purchase of $20-$40 for an antenna[0], (likely) receive a decent channel selection[1], and $10/month for on demand streaming. [0]: This is the antenna that I have in my home, and I want to kick myself for not getting an antenna sooner: https://www.amazon.com/1byone-Amplified-Detachable-Performance-Cable-Black/dp/B00IF70T4M https://www.amazon.com/1byone-Amplified-Detachable-Performan... [1]: Confirm available OTA channeles here: http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13 http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view...
- badpun 9y ago
  > Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person, so if they don't use it or use it for one or two shows they don't care. To the poor person they need to use it to justify the expenditure. Netflix has a hundred million subscribers. It's hardly a rich man's entertainment.
dasyatidprime 9y ago
And the poor in social capital have to, or at least can easily feel like they have to, jump at attention-devouring social networks because they need every visibility boost they can get. People who already have a bunch of good connections can relax because they know they're embedded enough in the minds of their friends and colleagues that dropping off Twitter for a week won't be risking missing the one opportunity that they need to break into the next social class up.

I would argue the opposite. The poor are incentivized to use free (but containing ads) products. The rich can pay their way out of those attention seeking ads.

by ovi256 9y ago

I would argue the opposite. The poor are incentivized to use free (but containing ads) products. The rich can pay their way out of those attention seeking ads.

digi_owl 9y ago

Or pay someone else to take care of certain chores so that they have the time to sit down and think.

Toast_25 9y ago
Seriously been considering doing this for food.

jclardy 9y ago

I would agree with this, but it isn't even just straight ads. Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person, so if they don't use it or use it for one or two shows they don't care. To the poor person they need to use it to justify the expenditure. So essentially they are incentivized to consume more, in a very indirect way.

carlmr 9y ago
> Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person I don't see myself as rich, more like middle class, and $10 is nothing I worry about too much.
- JetSpiegel 9y ago
  Not $10 as a lump sum, but a subscription?
  - im3w1l 9y ago
    Get netflix. Binge watch for a month. Cancel. Repeat when you feel like and can afford.
    - brewdad 9y ago
      That was exactly the point OP was making. For a poorer person, Netflix might be a few times a year splurge. What happens when an anticipated slow month turns busy? This person is torn between "wasting" $10 that they really can't afford to spend again next month or neglect other things in their life to get their money's worth this month.
      - im3w1l 9y ago
        I read him as saying, "have netflix always and always binge watch".
- noxToken 9y ago
  I thought that comment was strange as well. For $10/month, Netflix provides a bevy of entertainment. It's probably one of the cheapest forms of entertainment - even more so among paid forms of entertainment. If you're hurting for cash, try to get an amplified indoor antenna and Netflix. You'll make a one-time purchase of $20-$40 for an antenna[0], (likely) receive a decent channel selection[1], and $10/month for on demand streaming. [0]: This is the antenna that I have in my home, and I want to kick myself for not getting an antenna sooner: https://www.amazon.com/1byone-Amplified-Detachable-Performance-Cable-Black/dp/B00IF70T4M https://www.amazon.com/1byone-Amplified-Detachable-Performan... [1]: Confirm available OTA channeles here: http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13 http://www.tvfool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view...
badpun 9y ago
> Think about something like Netflix - the $10 a month subscription is nothing to the rich person, so if they don't use it or use it for one or two shows they don't care. To the poor person they need to use it to justify the expenditure. Netflix has a hundred million subscribers. It's hardly a rich man's entertainment.

dasyatidprime 9y ago

And the poor in social capital have to, or at least can easily feel like they have to, jump at attention-devouring social networks because they need every visibility boost they can get. People who already have a bunch of good connections can relax because they know they're embedded enough in the minds of their friends and colleagues that dropping off Twitter for a week won't be risking missing the one opportunity that they need to break into the next social class up.