The playbook is: Attack, reframe, normalize and politicize. The goal is not rational discussion but repetition. I could write a bot to make far right political comments in Internet forums, and people do. Which leaves the question: how should we respond to people whose ideas could algorithmically programmed and whose goal is repetition? One place … Continue reading Attack, Reframe, Normalize and Politicize
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Harbringers of Failure
"...there exist 'harbinger customers' who systematically purchase new products that fail (and are discontinued by retailers). This article extends this result in two ways. First, the findings document the existence of 'harbinger zip codes.' If households in these zip codes adopt a new product, this is a signal that the new product will fail. Second, … Continue reading Harbringers of Failure
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