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It seem like an illustration of the power of reciprocity in social psychology.[1] You give something away for free and then those who took what you gave feel ob
by mcprwklzpq 6y ago
It seem like an illustration of the power of reciprocity in social psychology.[1] You give something away for free and then those who took what you gave feel obligated to give something back to you.
I sometimes wonder if those who give away their book for an email would get more emails if they would first give away their book and only then ask your email.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(social_psychology)#The_power_of_reciprocity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(social_psychology...
- geerlingguy 6y agoI hate it when people ask for an email for something free; feels the same as those annoying pop ups when reading half of the world’s blogs these days. If I want to follow someone I’ll find an RSS feed :P