Manipulation
Do we manipulate ourselves to feel better?
4.6 (16)
33 mins
This skoob explores how businesses use competitive strategies such as pricing, promotions, and fear tactics to manipulate customer behavior, revealing a significant disconnect between perceived and actual motivations of consumers. Also learn the mechanisms behind these strategies and their profound impact on market dynamics.
Ep 1:
The Invisible Hand of Persuasion
Why do customers really choose you? Explore the hidden manipulations businesses use, the power of fear as a weapon, and the surprising ways we deceive ourselves daily.
Ep 2:
The Everyday Art of Deception
From morning routines to ancient cosmetics, discover how deception saturates human life—and how the stories we tell can either divide us or unite us in surprising ways.
Discussions (17)
Ryder
Level 9 · 9 mo agoIf marketing is armed robbery with a banana then we are complicit victims. We lie to ourselves about value just as much as companies lie about features. The deception works because we want it to work.
Oliver
Level 9 · 9 mo agoThe McNaughton memo from 1965 confirms those Vietnam stats. 70 percent was just to avoid humiliation. The podcast nailed that grim piece of history.
Julie
Level 6 · 9 mo agoI verified the Tit for Tat strategy and it actually won that tournament! I need to stop overextending myself and start mirroring the takers I know. 🤪
