Jessica Wynn
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Oh my gosh. No, I will stay home, thanks. But I am fascinated that Black Friday is our most aggressive holiday and doesn't even involve fireworks or other explosives. And you're right. We do go from being thankful on Thursday to get the hell out of my way. That's my instant pot on Friday. Right. It's bizarre, but this is not a real holiday, right? This is just kind of a made up thing. Come on.
TehtÀvÀsti ei. Black Friday ei ole yhdysvaltoja. JÀrjestö ei tunne sitÀ. YhdysvaltojÀrjestö pysyy avaamassa. YhdysvaltojÀrjestöt eivÀt saa pÀivÀÀ. Mutta se on suunniteltu yhdysvaltoja. Asiakkaat loppuvat alkaen. Ja kulttuurisesti se on yhdysvaltoja. Yhdysvaltoja. Mutta mitÀ Black Friday on? KyllÀ, heikko. Heikko AF. MitÀ Black Friday on nyt? Onko se vielÀ ihmisiÀ, jotka kÀyvÀt ulkopuolella Best Buyin? Tai onko se nyt enemmÀn kuin internet-suomalaisuus?
I mean, honestly, it's both. So Black Friday and Cyber Monday have kind of fused into one long shopping week. Black Friday was for big ticket items like major appliances and electronics, and Cyber Monday was for clothes, books and smaller gadgets. But now it's all blended. Retailers offer both in-store and online deals and start discounts before Thanksgiving and keep them going through what is now called Cyber Week.
Joten se ei ole vielÀ pÀivÀ. Se on kapitalismi-vuosi tai mitÀ vain. Mutta eikö Cyber Monday halunnut koko Black Friday-konseptin? Mietin vain, ettÀ se olisi tapahtunut. MinÀ en kÀy kaupoihin, jos minun ei tarvitse. Mutta ei, Cyber Monday ei halunnut ja ei halunnut haluttaa Black Fridaya. TyöntekijÀt ovat vain liian tÀrkeitÀ siitÀ, ja taloukset vain onnistuivat. He oppivat, ettÀ he voivat tehdÀ enemmÀn rahaa ympÀristöjen ja online-alueiden kautta, joten kaupat haastavat molemmat.
You should write that song. Black Friday does need a banger anthem. But the sales marathon can also be a gamble. Some consumers find that waiting until Cyber Monday can lead to better deals. But if you guess wrong, you would have saved more in person on Friday. There can be a lot of disappointment on Monday. So there's even a name for it. It's called loss aversion. And it's when the pain of missing out on a discount is perceived as greater than the pleasure of acquiring the item itself.
I mean, the term Black Friday is interesting. It actually began with a gold market crash on September 24th, 1869, after two financiers manipulated the price of gold. But it didn't have anything to do with shopping yet. The evidence against these finance guys was literally a blackboard on which they had written their plans. So the term Black Friday was used for the next few decades to refer to any financial scam.
jossa poliisi kÀytettiin sitÀ kuvaamalla kaosin pÀivÀn jÀlkeen, kun isojen kaupojen ja turistien jÀrjestÀminen lupasi kaupungin jÀrjestÀminen. Joten alussa se oli kaosin jÀrjestÀminen. Periaatteellinen brÀndi. KyllÀ.
And the day after Thanksgiving was a burden for Philly police. They had to work overtime to manage the crowds and traffic. It was gridlock fights, theft, total mayhem even back then. It still didn't have anything to do with describing profits. It was used to describe the dark nightmare for the cops.
Retailerit itse asiassa ÀitiivÀt tÀmÀn, koska he uskoivat, ettÀ se pysyisi ihmisiÀ ulos kaupungista, ja he yrittivÀt laajentaa Big Friday sales-markkinoille, mutta se ei kÀynyt. Big Friday! Okei, toivottavasti Philadelphia johti tÀmÀn. Se on helppo tehdÀ, ettÀ kaupunki pysyy huomioon. Joten se ei ole niin yllÀttÀvÀÀ, ettÀ he tuovat kristinpÀivÀn kaupungin kontaktisporttiin.
I know. I mean, Philly folks are just passionate about everything, I guess. Sure. But by the 1980s, retailers adopted the term and gave it a new positive meaning the day when they made their annual profit moving from the red, meaning losses, to the black, meaning gains. That's when Black Friday became the brick-and-mortar shopping phenomenon we know today.
Okay, but why do we do this? It seems like the antithesis of what we should want from the holidays. Well, it's part cultural phenomenon and part biology. Our brains are wired to chase scarcity, so when something seems limited, like only three left, it triggers the same reward circuits as survival instincts. Those salads land where dopamine meets desperation.
KyllÀ, se on paljon kuin rauhoittaminen tai rauhoittaminen. Samat osat ajattelua ovat valmiita. JÀtetÀÀn yöpÀÀtöksiÀ, ryhmÀyhtiöÀ ja yllÀttÀminen yhdellÀ elokuvalla. Ja rationaalisuus menetetÀÀn ulkopuolelle. Suurin piirtein ihmiset ovat pysyneet ylös ja menettÀneet adrenalinia ja pumkinpiaa. Ja rauhoittajille Black Friday on suunniteltu, ettÀ se on suunniteltu, ettÀ se on suunniteltu, ettÀ se on suunniteltu.
All that combined means many Black Friday shoppers aren't functioning at their best, resulting in grumpy moods and bad decisions. We know it's insane, we know it's dangerous, and yet every year people do it again. I'm always like, why? Why are you doing this to yourself?
Koska se toimii. MeidÀn elÀmÀmme ovat tuotantokysymyksiÀ. Kun me saamme hyvÀn ratkaisun, se laittaa dopamiinia, samaa kemikkoa, joka liittyy rauhallisuuteen tai liikkuvuuteen. Se tuntuu hyvÀltÀ. Ja se tuntuu enemmÀn mielenkiintoista, kun katsotaan tutkimuksia, joilla naiset ja naiset vastaavat erilaisesti tÀmÀn frensiin. Okei, gender bias and shopping, go on.
Well, we could do a whole episode on gender bias in shopping, but numerous studies confirm things like pink tax, where products marketed to women cost more, women sellers online can charge more, because people think they're more trustworthy, and how algorithms and advertising nudge men and women into different stores and sites. Economists call this statistical discrimination.