"SEND HIS ASS TO HADES IN HIS BLACK MERCEDES!" - RUBIX CUBE
For Instance, Why Do Guys Buy Stuff, Especially Showy Stuff That Has No Practical Function Or Purpose? because They Want To Demonstrate To Females What Type Of Genes They Have. They Want To Show Their Personality Traits When They Buy Certain Things (e.g. They Want To Show Their Aggressiveness, They Want To Show Their Dominance, They Want To Show Their Creativity, They Want To Show Their Conformity (To Their Peer Group), Etc. Etc. Etc.). By The Way, A Lot Of You Aren't Going To Like What I'm Telling You Here Because They're UGLY TRUTHS That You'd Rather Not Know. They're UGLY TRUTHS That You'd Rather Not Be Conscious Of Because They Reveal Your Instinctive, Unconscious, Animalistic Biases, Prejudices, Preferences, Decisions, Etc. Such As Your Innate Racism, Innate Ageism (Preference For The Young And Dislike Of The Old), Innate Selfishness (Self-Centeredness), Innate Status Consciousness, Innate Sexual Desires (Perversions), Etc.
"FREE, YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARRS, HONEY? 'YEAH, YOU FILL 'EM UP WITH HOES TAKE 'EM TO THE HOE STROLL SO THEY CAN GET THAT MONEY!'" - MR. FREE
WHY DO YOU DRIVE THAT CAR? WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BUY THAT CAR? WHY ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR? YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHY, BUT YOU REALLY DON'T AND YOU REALLY DON'T BECAUSE THE REASON IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND. IN OTHER WORDS, THE REAL REASON YOU DECIDED TO BUY THAT CAR AND DRIVE IT AND BECOME SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR ISN'T BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE TELLING YOURSELF, BUT BECAUSE YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND IS NUDGING YOU IN THAT DIRECTION TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND BEHAVE THAT WAY (e.g. BUY THAT CAR, BE ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR). AND THAT NUDGE IS BASED ON CALCULATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY IMPORT; i.e. THAT DECISION AND THAT BEHAVIOR HELPS YOU SURVIVE OR REPRODUCE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT8hhGpJjNA
"CHICAS DON'T HAVE NO SHAME IN PICCIN' WHO SHE LET STICC THEY DICC IN BASED ON WHAT KINDA CAR HE WHIPPIN'!" - MITCHELL SLICCSTER PIMPIN' SOMETHIN' IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE SLUTZ B AT!
HEY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE NUMEROUS
BIASES THAT THE HUMAN MIND EVOLVED AND HOW THESE BIASES DISTORT YOUR
PERCEPTION AND INCLINE YOU TO BELIEVE THINGS BASED ON APPEARANCE ALONE.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN MANY OF YOU SEE ME YOU THINK CRIMINAL OR GANG MEMBER
OR DEVIANT. WHY? BECAUSE MY FACE TRIGGERS ONE OF YOUR MENTAL BIASES,
LEADING YOU TO UNCONSCIOUSLY ASSUME THIS. I'LL ALSO EXCERPT A COUPLE
PASSAGES FROM THIS: http://asia-research.net/2014/07/review-the-rational-animal-how-evolution-made-us-smarter-than-we-by-douglas-kenrick-vladas-griskevicius/
MOST OF YOU (WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE NO BACKGROUND IN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY) THINK YOU KNOW WHY YOU THINK WHAT YOU THINK AND DO WHAT YOU DO. BUT YOU REALLY DON'T. IN FACT, MOST OF YOUR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS AREN'T BASED ON YOUR CONSCIOUS REASONING (WHAT YOU'RE THINKING AT THE TIME OF YOUR DECISION). INSTEAD, THEY'RE BASED ON AN UNCONSCIOUS, INSTINCTIVE RATIONALE THAT THE MORE PRIMITIVE PART OF YOUR BRAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. FOR INSTANCE, WHY ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY OR GAL? WHY DID YOU NOT HIRE THAT GUY OR GAL? WHY DID YOU TREAT THAT GUY OR GAL (THAT STRANGER) IN THE STREET THE WAY YOU DID? YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND MAY BE GIVING YOU A CERTAIN REASON (TYPICALLY A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE REASON), BUT YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND (THE ONE THAT'S REALLY INFLUENCING YOUR THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOR) IS GIVING YOU THE TRUE REASON AND THAT TRUE REASON IS TYPICALLY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'RE TELLING YOURSELF! IT'S TYPICALLY A REASON THAT'S NOT SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.
Conspicuous consumption is not some rare phenomenon found only among the superrich. Thousands of young people scraping by in poverty-ridden housing projects expend their scarce dollars on gaudy jewelry and $200 sneakers. In one popular hip hop song, the rappers proudly show off their diamond-encrusted gold and platinum "grillz," devoting a good portion of the lyrics to bragging about how much cash they dropped for these custom-made retainer-like decorations on their front teeth. While a Porsche Carrera can at least transport you to your destination, a set of diamond-encrusted grillz is worse than useless. Not only are they a handicap when eating and closing your mouth, but as one of the rappers observes, wearing them is like "chewin' on aluminum foil."
Why do people spend money they don't really have on things they don't really need to impress people they don't really like or know? Here we examine the deeper reasons behind conspicuous consumption. By looking under the surface, we will discover something very important: we often don't really know why we do the things we do. Although we're aware of some of the surface motives for our actions, the deep-seated evolutionary motives often remain inaccessible, buried behind the scenes in the subconscious workings of our brains' ancient mechanisms. This is important because it means that asking people why they throw money around the way they do will rarely yield the underlying evolutionary reason. But by knowing where to look, we can see our subselves pulling the purse strings. (The Rational Animal)
One reasonable method for determining what motivates people's choices is simply to ask them. After some introspection, perhaps they will be able to reveal their real reasons tricking out their Porsches or dropping cash on diamond-encrusted grillz.
Asking people about their needs and wants is common practice, with many businesses running focus groups, conducting interviews, and gathering surveys to better understand their clients' desires. But there is a key presumption behind asking people to explain the reasons for their behavior: that people know why they do things. This presumption might seem utterly reasonable, except that a mountain of carefully controlled scientific studies show that people are often completely clueless when it comes to explaining the reasons for their behavior. In study after study, people are superb at providing elaborate explanations for why they made a certain choice, but after reviewing the evidence, psychologists Richard Nisbett and Tim Wilson observe that we are a bit too adept at "telling more than we can know." Humans are simply not wired to be conscious of all the reasons they do things. This hidden wiring poses a real problem in uncovering the deeper motives underlying behavior. (The Rational Animal)
MOST OF YOU (WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE NO BACKGROUND IN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY) THINK YOU KNOW WHY YOU THINK WHAT YOU THINK AND DO WHAT YOU DO. BUT YOU REALLY DON'T. IN FACT, MOST OF YOUR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS AREN'T BASED ON YOUR CONSCIOUS REASONING (WHAT YOU'RE THINKING AT THE TIME OF YOUR DECISION). INSTEAD, THEY'RE BASED ON AN UNCONSCIOUS, INSTINCTIVE RATIONALE THAT THE MORE PRIMITIVE PART OF YOUR BRAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. FOR INSTANCE, WHY ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY OR GAL? WHY DID YOU NOT HIRE THAT GUY OR GAL? WHY DID YOU TREAT THAT GUY OR GAL (THAT STRANGER) IN THE STREET THE WAY YOU DID? YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND MAY BE GIVING YOU A CERTAIN REASON (TYPICALLY A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE REASON), BUT YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND (THE ONE THAT'S REALLY INFLUENCING YOUR THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOR) IS GIVING YOU THE TRUE REASON AND THAT TRUE REASON IS TYPICALLY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'RE TELLING YOURSELF! IT'S TYPICALLY A REASON THAT'S NOT SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.
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Conspicuous consumption is not some rare phenomenon found only among the superrich. Thousands of young people scraping by in poverty-ridden housing projects expend their scarce dollars on gaudy jewelry and $200 sneakers. In one popular hip hop song, the rappers proudly show off their diamond-encrusted gold and platinum "grillz," devoting a good portion of the lyrics to bragging about how much cash they dropped for these custom-made retainer-like decorations on their front teeth. While a Porsche Carrera can at least transport you to your destination, a set of diamond-encrusted grillz is worse than useless. Not only are they a handicap when eating and closing your mouth, but as one of the rappers observes, wearing them is like "chewin' on aluminum foil."
Why do people spend money they don't really have on things they don't really need to impress people they don't really like or know? Here we examine the deeper reasons behind conspicuous consumption. By looking under the surface, we will discover something very important: we often don't really know why we do the things we do. Although we're aware of some of the surface motives for our actions, the deep-seated evolutionary motives often remain inaccessible, buried behind the scenes in the subconscious workings of our brains' ancient mechanisms. This is important because it means that asking people why they throw money around the way they do will rarely yield the underlying evolutionary reason. But by knowing where to look, we can see our subselves pulling the purse strings. (The Rational Animal)
One reasonable method for determining what motivates people's choices is simply to ask them. After some introspection, perhaps they will be able to reveal their real reasons tricking out their Porsches or dropping cash on diamond-encrusted grillz.
Asking people about their needs and wants is common practice, with many businesses running focus groups, conducting interviews, and gathering surveys to better understand their clients' desires. But there is a key presumption behind asking people to explain the reasons for their behavior: that people know why they do things. This presumption might seem utterly reasonable, except that a mountain of carefully controlled scientific studies show that people are often completely clueless when it comes to explaining the reasons for their behavior. In study after study, people are superb at providing elaborate explanations for why they made a certain choice, but after reviewing the evidence, psychologists Richard Nisbett and Tim Wilson observe that we are a bit too adept at "telling more than we can know." Humans are simply not wired to be conscious of all the reasons they do things. This hidden wiring poses a real problem in uncovering the deeper motives underlying behavior. (The Rational Animal)
"FREE, YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARRS, HONEY? 'YEAH, YOU FILL 'EM UP WITH HOES TAKE 'EM TO THE HOE STROLL SO THEY CAN GET THAT MONEY!'" - MR. FREE
WHY DO YOU DRIVE THAT CAR? WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BUY THAT CAR? WHY ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR? YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHY, BUT YOU REALLY DON'T AND YOU REALLY DON'T BECAUSE THE REASON IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND. IN OTHER WORDS, THE REAL REASON YOU DECIDED TO BUY THAT CAR AND DRIVE IT AND BECOME SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR ISN'T BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE TELLING YOURSELF, BUT BECAUSE YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND IS NUDGING YOU IN THAT DIRECTION TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND BEHAVE THAT WAY (e.g. BUY THAT CAR, BE ATTRACTED TO THAT GUY DRIVING THAT CAR). AND THAT NUDGE IS BASED ON CALCULATIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY IMPORT; i.e. THAT DECISION AND THAT BEHAVIOR HELPS YOU SURVIVE OR REPRODUCE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT8hhGpJjNA
"CHICAS DON'T HAVE NO SHAME IN PICCIN' WHO SHE LET STICC THEY DICC IN BASED ON WHAT KINDA CAR HE WHIPPIN'!" - MITCHELL SLICCSTER PIMPIN' SOMETHIN' IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE SLUTZ B AT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9kpw_hJEU
I'm A Bitch, Guys! Bitch, Slap ME!
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201011/deep-rationality-ii-conspicuous-consumption-mating
The conspicuous displays of animals like the peacock initially seemed to pose a problem for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. By flashing its brilliant tail, a peacock increases his chances of becoming some predator’s dinner; it’s like he’s turning on a neon sign that says “eat here.” If nature selects those animals that are better at surviving, then how can such a display (what biologists now call a “costly signal”) evolve? The answer is that natural selection is not ultimately about survival, it is about reproduction. Every choice in nature involves a trade-off, and any peacock who wasn’t willing to risk a shorter life would not attract females, hence his careful genes would not get passed on. It is usually the male who does the signaling, because females, who invest more in the offspring, are more selective.
Humans are in some ways like peacocks, given the female pays a necessarily high cost to reproduce, while the male could get off with a small investment of sperm. But humans, like some other animals, have more than one mating arrangement, so when the male invests more in the offspring, he is also likely to be selective, and less likely to throw away resources on wasteful displays.
If human conspicuous consumption is a costly sexual signal, it is communicating: “I am healthy and resourceful enough to be able to throw resources away, hence I have good genes, and you should pick me as a mate.” If frivolous spending is linked to mating, it ought to become more prominent when mating motives are active. And such displaying ought to more prevalent amongst males, especially when they are following a low-investment approach to mating.
Social Psychologists Vlad Griskevicius, Josh Tybur, and Bram Van den
Bergh recently published some fascinating research indicating that
environmentally oriented-people might well junk an old car and buy a
brand new one to show how much they care about the planet -- without
asking too many annoying questions about the energy it took to build
that car, or what will happen to those gigantic batteries when they
drive the hybrid to the junkyard in a few years (more details on that research in Going Green to Be Seen).
And it appears that while people are willing to pick environmentally beneficial products when it gives them status, very few people seem willing to sacrifice status to save the environment. What percentage of the environmentally friendly people you know would be willing to give up a high-status job in order to reduce their carbon footprint, even if they didn’t need the money? Not Al Gore. Not James Cameron. Not me, and not my dad. These needs for status and pleasure are so engrained in our brain, they’re nearly impossible to resist (see Dustin Penn’s thoughtful paper on the evolutionary roots of environmental problems, cited below).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tam-nguyen-8a693444
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN CARS. I LIKE WALKING AND TAKING THE BUS. MY BROTHER DAVID ISN'T TOO INTERESTED IN CARS EITHER JUST LIKE THE REST OF MY SIBLINGS, BUT HE WORKS AT A CAR DEALERSHIP WITH THE VIETNAMESE GUY ABOVE (TAM; BOAT PERSON*). WHY DOES DAVID WORK THERE? BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD TALKER (COMMUNICATOR), HAS BUSINESS ACUMEN, AND TAM LURED HIM INTO THAT JOB. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY BROTHER RICHIE WAS DRIVING A SCOOBY DOO VAN. HE WOULD LOAD THAT CAR WITH SURFBOARDS AND DRIVE THEM DOWN THE STREET TO THE BEACH. WOULD GERY EVER DRIVE A CAR LIKE THAT? HELL NO. GERY WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD IN A CAR LIKE THAT. THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW DIFFERENT IN PERSONALITY SIBLINGS CAN BE.
*My Dad Would Joke With Tam About Being A Descendant Of Boat People.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201002/want-show-your-wealth-and-status-buy-hybrid
The results (shown in Figure 1) were that thinking about status led people to be more eager to purchase environmentally friendly products. Why? The authors explained the results in terms of a combination of ideas from "costly signaling theory" and "competitive altruism." Costly signaling theory posits that people (and other organisms—such as peacocks and mockingbirds) often show off by displaying their ability to waste energy and resources. Competitive altruism theory is a related idea—that conspicuous displays of altruism often function to build reputations, which makes people more desirable as group members.
In support of the idea that green consumption can be a form of signaling, a second study found that people thinking about status do not purchase green products when no one else is going to know about it. When purchasing light bulbs over the internet, for example, they selfishly choose the better features of the nongreen option; when other people will know about their decisions, they go green.
A third study resolved another interesting dilemma. Earlier research by Ed Sadalla and Jennifer Krull had suggested that people sometimes assume that conservation behaviors (such as recycling or taking public transportation) signal a lack of resources. The Sadalla & Krull research was conducted 15 years ago, before it was quite so cool to be seen as green, but Griskevicius and his colleagues used those findings to uncover another fascinating aspect of going green to be seen. Their last study demonstrated that people thinking about status did not prefer a green product if it was less expensive. That is, status motives led people to make a rather economically irrational decision, at least from a superficial perspective. When people are thinking about status, they in fact want to spend more—to demonstrate not only that they are environmentally conscious, but also that they can afford to be environmentally conscious.
And it appears that while people are willing to pick environmentally beneficial products when it gives them status, very few people seem willing to sacrifice status to save the environment. What percentage of the environmentally friendly people you know would be willing to give up a high-status job in order to reduce their carbon footprint, even if they didn’t need the money? Not Al Gore. Not James Cameron. Not me, and not my dad. These needs for status and pleasure are so engrained in our brain, they’re nearly impossible to resist (see Dustin Penn’s thoughtful paper on the evolutionary roots of environmental problems, cited below).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tam-nguyen-8a693444
*My Dad Would Joke With Tam About Being A Descendant Of Boat People.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201002/want-show-your-wealth-and-status-buy-hybrid
The results (shown in Figure 1) were that thinking about status led people to be more eager to purchase environmentally friendly products. Why? The authors explained the results in terms of a combination of ideas from "costly signaling theory" and "competitive altruism." Costly signaling theory posits that people (and other organisms—such as peacocks and mockingbirds) often show off by displaying their ability to waste energy and resources. Competitive altruism theory is a related idea—that conspicuous displays of altruism often function to build reputations, which makes people more desirable as group members.
In support of the idea that green consumption can be a form of signaling, a second study found that people thinking about status do not purchase green products when no one else is going to know about it. When purchasing light bulbs over the internet, for example, they selfishly choose the better features of the nongreen option; when other people will know about their decisions, they go green.
A third study resolved another interesting dilemma. Earlier research by Ed Sadalla and Jennifer Krull had suggested that people sometimes assume that conservation behaviors (such as recycling or taking public transportation) signal a lack of resources. The Sadalla & Krull research was conducted 15 years ago, before it was quite so cool to be seen as green, but Griskevicius and his colleagues used those findings to uncover another fascinating aspect of going green to be seen. Their last study demonstrated that people thinking about status did not prefer a green product if it was less expensive. That is, status motives led people to make a rather economically irrational decision, at least from a superficial perspective. When people are thinking about status, they in fact want to spend more—to demonstrate not only that they are environmentally conscious, but also that they can afford to be environmentally conscious.
“This
research suggests that conspicuous products, such as Porsches, can
serve the same function for some men that large and brilliant feathers
serve for peacocks,” said Jill Sundie, assistant professor of marketing
at UTSA and lead author of the paper.
Just as peacocks flaunt their tails before potential mates, men may flaunt flashy products to charm potential dates. Notably, not all men favored this strategy – just those men who were interested in short-term sexual relationships with women.
“The studies show that some men are like peacocks. They’re the ones driving the bright colored sports car,” said co-author Vladas Griskevicius, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota.
- See more at: http://news.rice.edu/2011/06/16/does-driving-a-porsche-make-a-man-more-desirable-to-women/#sthash.uF5RH2wa.dpuf
Just as peacocks flaunt their tails before potential mates, men may flaunt flashy products to charm potential dates. Notably, not all men favored this strategy – just those men who were interested in short-term sexual relationships with women.
“The studies show that some men are like peacocks. They’re the ones driving the bright colored sports car,” said co-author Vladas Griskevicius, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota.
- See more at: http://news.rice.edu/2011/06/16/does-driving-a-porsche-make-a-man-more-desirable-to-women/#sthash.uF5RH2wa.dpuf
“This
research suggests that conspicuous products, such as Porsches, can
serve the same function for some men that large and brilliant feathers
serve for peacocks,” said Jill Sundie, assistant professor of marketing
at UTSA and lead author of the paper.
Just as peacocks flaunt their tails before potential mates, men may flaunt flashy products to charm potential dates. Notably, not all men favored this strategy – just those men who were interested in short-term sexual relationships with women.
“The studies show that some men are like peacocks. They’re the ones driving the bright colored sports car,” said co-author Vladas Griskevicius, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota.
- See more at: http://news.rice.edu/2011/06/16/does-driving-a-porsche-make-a-man-more-desirable-to-women/#sthash.uF5RH2wa.dpuf
Just as peacocks flaunt their tails before potential mates, men may flaunt flashy products to charm potential dates. Notably, not all men favored this strategy – just those men who were interested in short-term sexual relationships with women.
“The studies show that some men are like peacocks. They’re the ones driving the bright colored sports car,” said co-author Vladas Griskevicius, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota.
- See more at: http://news.rice.edu/2011/06/16/does-driving-a-porsche-make-a-man-more-desirable-to-women/#sthash.uF5RH2wa.dpuf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT8hhGpJjNA
"CHICAS DON'T HAVE NO SHAME IN PICCIN' WHO SHE LET STICC THEY DICC IN BASED ON WHAT KINDA CAR HE WHIPPIN'" - MITCHELL SLICCSTER PIMPIN' SOMETHIN' IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE SLUTZ B AT!
"CHICAS DON'T HAVE NO SHAME IN PICCIN' WHO SHE LET STICC THEY DICC IN BASED ON WHAT KINDA CAR HE WHIPPIN'" - MITCHELL SLICCSTER PIMPIN' SOMETHIN' IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE THE SLUTZ B AT!
I'm Ugly!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/200812/fathers-be-drive-porsche-daily-doctor-s-orders
And A Weakling!
"FREE, YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARRS, HONEY? YEAH, YOU FILL 'EM UP WITH HOES TAKE 'EM TO THE HOE STROLL SO THEY CAN GET THAT MONEY!" - MR. FREE
https://twitter.com/gadsaad/status/508250156308103168?lang=en
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