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SOLVED! SAMPLE! #23 - ROBBING YOU BLIND: ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ and Mass Consumer Manipulation

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Air Date: 9–24-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • Ch. 1 - Intro, and quick follow up on bad satire

  • Ch. 2 - The new culture of ‘buy now pay later’ and how these companies are manipulating the public to normalize the culture of overconsumption

  • Ch. 3 - How companies pass the environmental toll of their products on the public, and the rise of “cute” debt

  • Ch. 4 - The way heavy ‘buy now pay later’ marketing has dramatically changed people’s impression of how they spend their money

  • Ch. 5 - Why poor voters are America’s swing voters and why that’s extremely important right now

  • SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm: How we should address young boy’s anger

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Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

Buy now, pay later usage for groceries nearly doubles as consumers struggle with food costs - Fox Business

Consumers Are Financing Their Groceries. What Does It Say About the Economy? - The New York Times

Inside the Manipulative “conspiracy” of consumption - Fast Company

The Rise of ‘Cute Debt’ - The Atlantic

The ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Bubble Is About to Burst - The Atlantic

Poor People Are America’s Swing Voters - Time

MEMBERS

Child Soldiers - Slate

TAKE ACTION:

No Kings National Day of Action - Oct. 18th

Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - Tell Congress to stand down the federal escalation

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

  continue reading

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Manage episode 508841553 series 8456
Content provided by Jay Tomlinson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jay Tomlinson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Air Date: 9–24-25

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

  • Ch. 1 - Intro, and quick follow up on bad satire

  • Ch. 2 - The new culture of ‘buy now pay later’ and how these companies are manipulating the public to normalize the culture of overconsumption

  • Ch. 3 - How companies pass the environmental toll of their products on the public, and the rise of “cute” debt

  • Ch. 4 - The way heavy ‘buy now pay later’ marketing has dramatically changed people’s impression of how they spend their money

  • Ch. 5 - Why poor voters are America’s swing voters and why that’s extremely important right now

  • SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm: How we should address young boy’s anger

FOLLOW US ON:

Bluesky

Mastadon

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube (This episode drops on YouTube on Friday - please share!)

Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e

REFERENCES:

Buy now, pay later usage for groceries nearly doubles as consumers struggle with food costs - Fox Business

Consumers Are Financing Their Groceries. What Does It Say About the Economy? - The New York Times

Inside the Manipulative “conspiracy” of consumption - Fast Company

The Rise of ‘Cute Debt’ - The Atlantic

The ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Bubble Is About to Burst - The Atlantic

Poor People Are America’s Swing Voters - Time

MEMBERS

Child Soldiers - Slate

TAKE ACTION:

No Kings National Day of Action - Oct. 18th

Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - Tell Congress to stand down the federal escalation

One Million Rising Trainings

In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach

Use the 5 Calls app for scripts and to reach all your elected officials

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

  continue reading

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