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Ayres is simply too optimistic about the impact data analysis is having.

Ayres is simply too optimistic about the impact data analysis is having.
Super Crunchers – Ian Ayres – Books – Review – New York Times…

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What’s surprising is the degree to which we’ve all become sophisticates, engaging in our own Packard-like critiques of consumer culture without changing our habits. We know we buy irrationally; we just don’t care. We imagine that the “manipulators” at J. Walter Thompson or BBDO play only on the fears and hopes of desperate consumers who aren’t as “conscious” as we are (in which case it’s hard not to admire the ingenuity of the advertisers), while we ourselves are smart enough to decide when to give in. On the last page of “The Hidden Persuaders,” Packard had to acknowledge the paradox: “When irrational acts are committed knowingly they become a sort of delicious luxury.” We seem to enjoy both knowing that ads are hustling us and choosing to be hustled.

What’s surprising is the degree to which we’ve all become sophisticates, engaging in our own Packard-like critiques of consumer culture without changing our habits. We …

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IT’S a pickle of a paradox: As our knowledge and expertise increase, our creativity and ability to innovate tend to taper off. Why? Because the walls of the proverbial box in which we think are thickening along with our experience.

IT’S a pickle of a paradox: As our knowledge and expertise increase, our creativity and ability to innovate tend to taper off. Why? Because the …

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Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies

Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies
Mr. Massingberd was a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page …

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Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies

Hugh Massingberd, Laureate for the Departed, Dies
Mr. Massingberd was a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page …

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Internet Famous – Featured on BuzzFeed

Internet Famous – Featured on BuzzFeed…

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Book Report: "Contradictions Speckle The Landscape, Like Ingrown Hairs After A Bad Bikini Wax"

Book Report: “Contradictions Speckle The Landscape, Like Ingrown Hairs After A Bad Bikini Wax”…

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How Paul Thomas Anderson sets himself apart from Hollywood’s other wunderkinds.

How Paul Thomas Anderson sets himself apart from Hollywood’s other wunderkinds.
It’s only fitting that Paul Thomas Anderson’s breakthrough film, Boogie Nights, was the story …

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