Artificial Scarcity A very common and old marketing strategy is to create and manage a level of artificial scarcity just enough to calibrate and maintain the desired purchasing level. For example, a company will be getting ready to release a new product, and advertise like crazy, building up massive demand. Then they purposely […]
Death Cycles
Dog Machine A friend of mine has this automatic dog machine. The dog drops the ball in the machine, the machine waits a random amount of time, and then spits the ball out with a random amount of force. The dog, after dropping the ball in, backs up, gets ready, and catches the […]
Peak Brain
Tension and Release Tension and release can be found everywhere, from inorganic matter, to large celestial objects like the sun. Books, movies and music all have tension and release built into the structure. Even humor is based on tension and release, and is thought to bring many health benefits, such as lower blood […]
Hypnotic Stranger Parties
Door To Door Wizard I used to know this guy that was always looking for ways to make money. He only sometimes broke the law, but he was always skating the boundaries of moral and ethical norms. He loved to make money, but he absolutely hated to be part of any organization. […]
Holographic Disaster
Educational Documentary I saw this documentary about how messed up the school systems are, and as an example, they used this algebra teacher that was trying his hardest to get fired. If he got fired, he’d get his full salary and benefits but if he quit, he wouldn’t get squat. So he decided […]
Copywriting Energy Secrets
You Need This They are plenty of copywriting techniques designed to build value so you fall in love with this so much you have to buy this. One of the most common techniques is to build a ton of value, make a ton of promises, so whoever is paying attention to this will absolutely […]
Parasitic Brainwashing
Mud Bowl I had a friend once, in junior high school, liked to play football, and was playing a game with some friends during the rain. He accidentally swallowed some mud, maybe thought he’d eaten some bugs or something, everybody, including him, thought it was pretty funny. Then a few weeks later he […]
Blood and Semen
How Do I Do This? I read and interesting research paper recently about the rapidly diminishing skill set of most normal humans. They reported that up to 40% of people were dependent on the Internet to understand how complete basic house hold tasks. They couldn’t do simple tasks like fixing a leaky faucet, […]
Evil Cat Lady
Japanese Genius I have this friend in Japan who, after a long and circuitous route, has finally managed to open his own shop. He did so after getting a PhD in electrical engineering, and then realizing what a huge mistake that might have been. But then he found a way out and now […]
Alien Misdirection Technology
Throw Trash Cans Behind You A very common scene in action movies is the good guy is running away from the bad guy, or the bad guy is running away from the good guy. And they always run through crowded areas, and they always throw stuff behind them, as they are running away, to […]
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