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Peer pressure’s effects are perhaps more powerful than we thought (2014)

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Re: Peer pressure’s effects are perhaps more powerful than we thought (2014)

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Post by RodericDay »

MustardTiger wrote: post #10

This is why certain groups have such a strong interest in controlling twitter, facebook, google, etc. Most people simply go along with what they perceive as the majority opinion. This used to take the form of doing whate everyone around you does, which is why political views tended to group up so much by community. But we no longer have communities, we no longer speak to actual people, especially not about anything l…

Yeah, a lot of people just play it safe. "Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" and all of that stuff.

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Post by louprado »

paxtonab wrote: post #4

The article is from 2014 and it is about a paper studying "social effects in consumption" in a controlled situation (i.e. while you are stuck in an airplane), and another paper about social influences of high schoolers signing up for an SAT prep class. While the studies are interesting, it is hardly worthy of the click-bait title. TL;DR if you sit next to someone on an airplane who buys a drink you are 30% more likel…

The original title was also more accurate. The experiment involved neither "pressure" nor "peers".

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Post by ZoF »

MustardTiger wrote: post #10

This is why certain groups have such a strong interest in controlling twitter, facebook, google, etc. Most people simply go along with what they perceive as the majority opinion. This used to take the form of doing whate everyone around you does, which is why political views tended to group up so much by community. But we no longer have communities, we no longer speak to actual people, especially not about anything l…

If I could Correct the Record here, no one is trying to control the narrative on these platforms. Sounds like a Republican funded lie to me :^)

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Post by ars »

sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

It would not be cost effective for airlines (seats costs more than the purchases).

But grocery stores on the other hand....

Setup areas with high cost brand name items, and purchasers to look at and prominently buy items.

It would work even better at fairs, carnivals, etc since you might eventually recognize the person at a grocery store if you visit often.

All you have to do is have people walking around nosily eating something that looks good.

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Post by ZoF »

oldmanjay wrote: post #9

Now that the headline is changed from the click-bait attempt at reducing individual responsibility for actions, I'm struck by just how insidiously pervasive these attempts seem to be. One could make a slightly paranoid case that it is a left-leaning goal to convince people that the aren't in charge of themselves anyway, so just let mama gov't take over.

It's almost as if the end-game is a docile/subdued populace who is so unsure of themselves that they'll welcome basic income/restricted speech/gun control with open arms.

Sounds like a right wing conspiracy to me :)

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Post by savanaly »

sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

As another commenter noted, it would not be cost effective to lose a whole seat just to sell a few more drinks, overpriced though they be. But it seems like they could increase sales in sort of the same way by distributing free or discounted drink vouchers to a select few passengers, and effectively turn those real passengers into "purchasers".

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Post by 6DM »

ars wrote: post #14
sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

It would not be cost effective for airlines (seats costs more than the purchases). But grocery stores on the other hand.... Setup areas with high cost brand name items, and purchasers to look at and prominently buy items. It would work even better at fairs, carnivals, etc since you might eventually recognize the person at a grocery store if you visit often. All you have to do is have people walking around nosily eati…

That's probably why they hand out samples. Never thought about it beyond the individual product being sampled.

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ars wrote: post #14
sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

It would not be cost effective for airlines (seats costs more than the purchases). But grocery stores on the other hand.... Setup areas with high cost brand name items, and purchasers to look at and prominently buy items. It would work even better at fairs, carnivals, etc since you might eventually recognize the person at a grocery store if you visit often. All you have to do is have people walking around nosily eati…

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Post by maneesh »

sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

Giving up several hundreds in ticket revenue to make 1-2 people 30% more likely to buy a drink...

Re: Peer pressure’s effects are perhaps more powerful than we thought (2014)

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Post by Declanomous »

maneesh wrote: post #19
sethbannon wrote: post #7

Makes me think airlines will soon start strategically placing "purchasers" throughout the plane in order to maximize the effect of this social pressure.

Giving up several hundreds in ticket revenue to make 1-2 people 30% more likely to buy a drink...

You could give people a free drink card before the flight. Problem solved.
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