In fact, the tendency for one purchase to lead to another one has a name: the Diderot Effect. The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption. Atomic Habits
Dogs are clever fellows; they know all about politics [...] Diary of a Madman
Despite being depicted in innumerable cartoons as apelike brutes living in caves, Neanderthals had brains slightly larger than our own. Guns, Germs And Steel
The wretched hasten to hear of their own miseries. Hercules Furens
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