Dan Ariely Quotes
While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.
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I wish to God,” said Gideon with mild exasperation, “that you’d talk—just once—in prose like other people.
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Yes, everything is simple. It's people who complicate things.
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While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.
