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If you wanted to design a system to reward addictive spending, it would look like this -- random intermittent reinforcement of problematic behaviors.
by setgree 7y ago
If you wanted to design a system to reward addictive spending, it would look like this -- random intermittent reinforcement of problematic behaviors.
- EdgarVerona 7y agoIt's sad because it's true.
- hurrdurr2 7y agoCame here to post this exact sentiment... I mean that one long haul trucker was so ecstatic his almost 7k debt was forgiven and said something to the effect of "I'm glad the number was up there." Really?
- meuk 7y agoYup, it doesn't feel exactly fair too. There's a voice inside of me that says: "It takes me almost a year to save that amount of money, and these people get it for free because they couldn't resist to spend money they didn't have?". But let's just accept that the world is not fair, and it will never be. I still feel great for the people who were in serious financial trouble and are not anymore. Let's just hope they see it as an incentive to never be in that situation again.
- homakov 7y agoIt is a true black swan. I doubt it happens regularly enough to become a reinforcement mechanism.
- setgree 7y agoI hope you're right
- nraynaud 7y agoYou think end of the year bonuses are bad too?
- samwhiteUK 7y agoHow's that similar?