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by honesta 4056 days ago
I've asked Seth Godin precisely about this six years ago and his reply was "turns out people like them". It seems we are a minority.
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Isn't it more like: "Turns out we can manipulate people"

Many of the arguments in the article are about subconscious behaviour. After reading all of these tricks for pricing tactics, I'd say it's rather like a magician fooling people with misdirection. No one likes to be fooled but you only notice it when it's too late.