Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by shortcrct » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 1:57 PM UTC

Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)
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Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by gipp » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:10 PM UTC

"Consumer experience" seems like such a strange way to frame this research, when it's just about the general flattening of pleasurable activities over time as they're repeated.

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by Pixelbrick » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:10 PM UTC

Another one from the Center for the study of the Blindingly Obvious.

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by Lariscus » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:11 PM UTC

This might be one of the reasons why some competitive gaming communities seem so joyless after a while.

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by benterix » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:14 PM UTC

In other news, novelty wears off with time.

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by subract » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:14 PM UTC

gipp wrote: post #2

"Consumer experience" seems like such a strange way to frame this research, when it's just about the general flattening of pleasurable activities over time as they're repeated.

Agreed. Having admittedly only read the abstract, I find it odd that it's framed around "consumers" and not just "people."

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by naltroc » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:15 PM UTC

Pixelbrick wrote: post #3

Another one from the Center for the study of the Blindingly Obvious.

spoken by an expert on consumer reports

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by ydnaclementine » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:15 PM UTC

Lariscus wrote: post #4

This might be one of the reasons why some competitive gaming communities seem so joyless after a while.

>win

>feel nothing

>lose

>day ruined

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by wiseowise » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:22 PM UTC

Lariscus wrote: post #4

This might be one of the reasons why some competitive gaming communities seem so joyless after a while.

They're joyless because they become increasingly toxic the higher you get. At least in mainstream games. Do something outside of meta and you're enemy number one.

Re: Emotionally Numb: Expertise Dulls Consumer Experience (2021)

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Post by kojiromike » Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 2:26 PM UTC

This is the most expensive way to say, "Familiarity breeds contempt," that I've ever heard.