How Social Media Manipulates Your Spending — The Attention Economy I THE MONKEY ECONOMIST

Описание: How Social Media Manipulates Your Spending — The Attention Economy

You don’t scroll social media for free.
You pay with attention — and attention is money.

In this episode, The Monkey Economist explains how the attention economy works and how social media platforms manipulate your spending behavior without you even noticing.

Using simple examples and visual logic, this video breaks down:

How social media turns attention into profit

Why apps are designed to keep you scrolling

How ads, influencers, and algorithms push you to spend more

Why impulsive buying feels natural online

How your data, time, and focus are monetized

No tech jargon.
No marketing buzzwords.
Just clear economics explained simply 🐒🍌

If you’ve ever wondered:

Why you buy things you didn’t plan to

Why online ads feel “perfectly timed”

How influencers affect your spending

Why social media platforms are worth billions

This video will change how you see your phone, your money, and your attention.

Because in today’s economy,
you are not the customer — you are the product.

The Monkey Economist
Explaining the system, one banana at a time.

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Understanding attention is the first step to protecting your money.

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