Re: [projectvrm] Is VRM an Ideologically-inspired Dead-end?

[Joe Andrieu < >]

I love this point.

People will eventually have their own tools for "maximizing utility". The US 
is already a self-help nation in books... Someone is going to figure out the 
psychological angle of VRM and figure out not just how to help people manage 
vendor relationships, but how to semi-automatically help us navigate our 
toughest life choices.

-j

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On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Chris Savage 
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> Been offline for a couple of days (combination of nontrivial cold plus 
> nontrivial day job).
> 
> But...
> 
> If you are right about that, does it have any implications for what VRM 
> can/should do?
> 
> Chris S.
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> On 3/19/2013 8:04 PM, Don Marti wrote:
>> begin Chris Savage quotation of Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:02:45AM -0400:
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>>> (3) Vendors can induce people to buy stuff via what they learn from
>>> tracking -- maybe even more stuff than the people would buy in the
>>> "Gold Standard" scenario -- and thus make extra money by tracking,
>>> even though people are less happy as a result of being (in this
>>> case) manipulated into buying crap they don't really need or want.
>> I'd have to agree with number three.  People's
>> budget-making selves are always pulling tricks on
>> their stuff-craving selves to keep the unmindful
>> purchasing down.  And sellers are taking sides with
>> the stuff-craving self against the rest of the
>> individual.
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