The Diderot Effect, the tendency to accumulate ancillary purchases to support a purchase, is fascinating. Paula at Afford Anything vividly illustrates its dangers (here).
What if we reverse the Diderot Effect? What about using purchases to eliminate entanglements?
Simplicity through purchases?
One quality iPod instead of 150 compact discs.
One excellent smart phone replaces home phone, calculator, camera, heart monitor, and dozens of other ancillary items.
An excellent pair of shoes eliminates the need for shoe inserts, constant replacements, and unceasing massages.
We always need to buy things. Will we choose to buy low maintenance, un-encumbering, simplistic, quality items or time and money suckers?
You choose whether Diderot is right or wrong.
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