#40 - Persuasion, Addiction, Ethics, and Meaning

About persuasion, addiction, social media, psychology and ethics, capturing attention, behavioural tactics, choice architecture and supermarket layouts, decision making and momentum, nudging (versus sludging), hungry shopping, defining health, quadruple negatives, Franz Kafka’s The Trial, Swiss and Nordic healthcare, insurance company theft, the decision to not make a decision, coronavirus restrictions and lockdown rules, trusting one’s government, Scandinavian mentalities, the face mask debate, ethical grey areas, coercion, Netflix and its lack of stopping cues, adverse consequences (and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), the day Facebook went down, staying connected, attention as consciousness, drug addiction and alcoholism, screen time, TikTok, meaning, judgment, and connection. Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is a Switzerland—based contemporary artist from Sweden. Frederik Bredgaard is a Denmark—based consultant with a psychology degree from the University of Copenhagen. Recorded on November 25, 2021. http://majamalmcrona.com http://instagram.com/majamalmcrona