RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoShoppers can be made to feel sorry for single bananas, study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down13
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkShoppers can be made to feel sorry for single bananas, study findswww.theguardian.comRobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareSusaga@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·5 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-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·5 months agoHas been used in advertising for a while. Like this classic: https://youtu.be/jU-cori12KU
minus-squarekyle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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.