Addiction Economy Thought for the Day
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How social media is designed with addiction in mind
Social media addiction 101 here correlating perfectly with our Economic Model of Addiction.
Pondering the usefulness of the Un-addiction Economy! (Copy)
Pondering innovation and the Un-addiction Economy!
How mental health services treat addiction is stupid
Addiction is an active of self-care I have come to conclude. Their addiction is as much a mental health problems as a physical addiction problem and yet…..
Summary of excellent BBC doco on Vapes
Some interesting and useful things from Jordan North film for BBC
Socialisation of addiction - reflections from Cambodia
Reflections on sharing Coca Cola with kids with no access to dentists….
Recalling our conversation with Dockrell - unsurprised
Not suggesting corruption, just Dockerell & Arnott’s life’s work is smoking cessation, they don’t have the perspective to develop coherent policy on vapes for non-smokers too
Pondering why the UK is the largest users of UPF.
How much of that contribution is The Addiction Economy driving a culture?
Pondering the usefulness of the Un-addiction Economy! (Copy)
Interesting reflection on regulation from the US.
Unsurprised that vapes are linked to potential for cancer
Vapes are not good for the lungs. Who knew.
Response to critique of our work - Addiction vs Agency
Is our Economic Model empowering or disempowering, both we argue
Our Economic Model & gambling ads
New ads for gambling to kids, perfectly map onto our Economic Model
Introducing our Economic Model of Addiction
Our Economic Model shows how industry coopts the 3 other models - Biological, Psychological and Social to addict.
‘Extreme behaviours’ to be banned uncannily like business lobbying
The new definition looks an awful lot like business influence on regulation and policy
ASH dominating the debate on vapes again. Why it’s not helpful
The starting point is always smokers, and not embedding vapes int society.
Great research shows advertising works
Great research among young people which shows how advertising really works!
Young people will tell you what’s cringe if you ask them
Adults telling us what young people will find cringe not cool. Not wrong, but ask them, much more effective.
Have we got ‘free will’ or just puppets of business?
Interesting observations on bad habits and free will, useful for our model.
Pondering the usefulness of the Un-addiction Economy! (Copy) (Copy)
Government giving subsidies on the one hand banning advertising and hosting events for businesses all at same time.