@[email protected] to Not The [email protected]English • 2 months agoShoppers can be made to feel sorry for single bananas, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down13cross-posted to: nottheonion
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkShoppers can be made to feel sorry for single bananas, study findswww.theguardian.com@[email protected] to Not The [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•2 months agoIt’s pretty well established that humans can empathise with inanimate objects. It just sucks (but isn’t surpriusing) that people think “okay, but can I use empathy to make money?”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•2 months agoHas been used in advertising for a while. Like this classic: https://youtu.be/jU-cori12KU
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoIf it helps, the article says these bananas also contribute to a large part of food waste which is also bad. But yeah this study was probably funded by the grocery store chain to sell more bananas.
It’s pretty well established that humans can empathise with inanimate objects. It just sucks (but isn’t surpriusing) that people think “okay, but can I use empathy to make money?”
Has been used in advertising for a while. Like this classic:
https://youtu.be/jU-cori12KU
This is brilliant.
If it helps, the article says these bananas also contribute to a large part of food waste which is also bad.
But yeah this study was probably funded by the grocery store chain to sell more bananas.