Diderot Effect

Brain Lenses

Diderot Effect

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Diderot Effect

Colin Wright

Dec 21, 2021

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Brain Lenses

Diderot Effect

In an essay penned by the 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot entitled Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown, he describes a personal spiral toward debt. This spiral was catalyzed by a gift he received—a very fancy dressing gown—which was so nice that it made his other possessions seem quite not-nice in comparison…

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