Even though I play one on TV*, I’m definitely not a psychologist. I have, however, observed a few things about manufactured spenders:
- They have a tendency toward being rather extra
- Their intelligence is generally higher than average
- Their social-skills tend to be focused on the short term, except for the next item
- Their memory about being wronged lasts a long time
Taken together, there are a conclusions we can draw that seem to be accurate based on lots of observation in the space:
- Friendly relationships need active work, or they fade somewhat quickly
- The memory of when someone feels wronged lasts forever
Like a good credit union, working to maintain a relationship boosts profitability and longevity. Also like a good credit union, nuking the thing isn’t going to help you at all. Instead, you end up blacklisted by your target, their inner circles, and probably by plenty of casual observers too. Is there a time and place for that sort of thing? I’m not sure, but if you’re going to do it be deliberate about the time and the place, like the Bikini Atoll I guess.
Have a nice weekend friends!
*This is a lie. I don’t play one on TV. Once I pretended to though. No, that’s a lie too.
Churners are good at jokes though.