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Advertising tries to convince you to buy things, but nudging is about influencing customers without their knowing. It's only going to be used more and more, but where should we place limits (if at all)?

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A look into a problem of democracy through Reddit’s voting system where one idea inevitably rules and diversity is systematically challenged.

To be clear, I love Reddit and use it daily. However, I also think it has some serious flaws and it’s healthy to know about them.

### Notes ###

This video is (so far) the most time-consuming video I’ve made on PolyMatter. Took ~12 hours to make but I’m pretty happy with it. Let me know what you think.


### Credits ###

-2 One-Liner Jokes Taken from http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/jk...

-Thanks to /u/Hyperphrenic from Reddit for the “Reddit’s Political Leanings in 2015” image. You can see his raw data here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

-“The best item to protect you from sasquatch attacks is a camera.” from a popular ShowerThoughts post on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthough...

-First song: Retro Soul by BenSound https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/retro-soul

-Second Song: Funky Element by BenSound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDWZUugBGQc

-Short sound effects taken from the amazing FreeSound.org (all CC 0 licenses used. I highly recommend this site for free sounds. Many sounds are free to use without credit).

### Assortment of different links used in the production of this video ###
(Some worth reading if you’re curious)

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...
http://noahspringer.com/who-is-reddit/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reddit-...
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/...
http://www.popularmechanics.com/scien...
http://science.sciencemag.org/content...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_...
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informa...

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Disclaimer: PolyMatter is available on Spotify. We have no special relationship with the company and have thus far earned a total of $4.75 from the platform. That said, it only feels right to let you know that we technically have a (very small) financial interest in the company. Audible, an audiobook competitor, has sponsored videos from this channel in the past. Skillshare, which has partnered with Spotify for its learning courses, has also sponsored this channel. Finally, nothing in this video is intended as investment advice.

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Dock-less electric scooter companies are now worth billions of dollars. Are they really the future of personal transportation, a passing fad, or an invasion of public spaces?

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The fields of biology and economics essentially study the same thing: finite resources and their allocation, meaning they have a lot to learn from each other.

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### Credits ###
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If these topics interested you, here are some related books and websites that were used in the research for this video:
-The Darwin Economy https://press.princeton.edu/titles/9852.html
-Economics as an Evolutionary Science https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5172092
-https://hbr.org/2004/03/strategy-as-ecology
-https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/why-do-some-companies-thrive-while-others-fail
-https://hbr.org/2016/01/the-biology-of-corporate-survival

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