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--- imported_by: wikihub-q7gz scraped_at: 2026-01-30 source_gdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjv2cq7qQ5eulnDwqAPm66RlNrLYX70FnvLxa1uOnFI source_url: http://salon.jacobcole.net title: Salon visibility: public --- [[systematicawesome]] \> [worldquestguild.connectordocs.com](http://worldquestguild.connectordocs.com) \> [[salon]] \#connectordoc started by <jacob@ideaflow.io> Salon Notes See also: <https://salonpeople.jacobcole.net/> Other \#SalonNotes [[autodidacts]] Related: [[favorverse]] • [[thoughtfulweb|thoughtfulweb.jacobcole.net/]] [volunteerforce.jacobcole.net](http://volunteerforce.jacobcole.net/) • [[infrastructure]] Table of Contents [12/12/2020 Lunchclub Convos Rethinking the Contours of Our Consumption](#h.o141jt2exzet) [1](#h.o141jt2exzet) [\#Topic We know what people need to be happy from longitudinal studies. Lets build “angel patterns” that can help guide people](#h.uhlbcl32ktb4) [1](#h.uhlbcl32ktb4) Legend/Tags \#idea • \#topic • \#psychology • \#psychology • \#insight --------------------------- ## 5/15/2021 Dolores Park ## 12/12/2020 Lunchclub Convos Rethinking the Contours of Our Consumption Thanks to Jacob to get people Angel Patterns vs Dark Patterns \#concept How can we use technology to scaffold human interactions, to build empathy - watching Netflix Social Dilemmas - I’m calling it “Angel Patterns” from “Better Angels of Our Nature” ### \#Topic We know what people need to be happy from longitudinal studies. Lets build “angel patterns” that can help guide people “How did we get to modern Consumption” Making physical sanctuaries - slow low key and accessible - Free Massage Tents Real estate centers - where you get super expensive - Life Credits \*\* - Diana - I run Dreamlist - consumption by intent instead of advertising - exploded in gift-drives - thousands of lists - lists of need and community fulfills it - rain of goodness - seeing the lists get fulfilled (toys for little kids). Driving consumption into the local community (even if its more expensive) - Oppositive of Amazon (big ecommerce) pillaging the local communities from consumption When the dignity comes back, the confidence comes back, and what they can do for other people Gift - giving - receiving joy (both sides receive joy) - proportion of communication - essentially the same thing - the response back - giving card to a person - simple things, stick in the mind - reward centers of brain Perspectives from India Bulgaria - Currency devalue - everyone lost their value - people who had assets survived - When anything can happen - - Scarcity - people look for resources that are available anywhere <!-- --> - Doctors started using dreamlist to find hard to find parts of personal respirators - Husband was director of ICU - run the ventilators - find the 10 different parts of Paper kits consisted of - and ordering them - arrived within a week - When things are hard to “get”- people come to dreamlist <!-- --> - Advertising is a corrosive business model Hedonic treadmill - people who end up with significant disabilities - often at baseline of happiness within a year - Increasing standard of living - feels backsliding to go back - Moving up and down the “standards of life” Higher levels of stress - increases needs of dopamine If you live a stress free life - dont need a lot of dopamine Car Ownership\* - US has been held hostage US Products - US advertising is imbuing products with “emotional” feeling - of confidence - of going forward - buying US goods is buying the sales Increase that margin - that trickles down wealth into the system - saving money and damages you - reduces xxx of econo Walmart - succeeded as a business - operate a super store in 10,000 people (Kmart thought that community threshold was 20,000) - monopoly of small town america - all their small communities - - Shrunk the margins - the local communities became - If you don’t have the margins - its like animal with no fat on it Kids - want a Superhero costume - they want to characteristics that superman has (they acquires it) Real world - you have limited number of critical tasks - need to filter down people Trust - comes with sacrifice - have to prove yourself to Play pretend - is good for discovering yourself Competing for zero sum games - where you need to be trusted - out do the others - be flawless -------------- ~Jacob Better Angel easy access to well-being Escape piece of luxury —\> escape \#psychology \#insights Satellite dishes famous Amos Not realize how fun it could be Feedback points you help someone and you get back – product, human relationships \#mentorship Active love as fun – like an interactive “video game”’ \#idea Oases – free massages, acupuncture, well being treatment, wellness / meditation retreat. Even have volunteers who help --- *Source: <http://salon.jacobcole.net>* *Google Doc: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjv2cq7qQ5eulnDwqAPm66RlNrLYX70FnvLxa1uOnFI>* *Scraped: 2026-01-30*