Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
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"Perhaps the real craving was not always for the food, but for the ritual of ordering it."
— Purvansh Parmar , Other
"The thrill is in the chase."
— Ravi Dhar , Academic
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Co-founder of FoodNeverComes, focused on creating software products and exploring consumer behavior.
One of the co-founders of FoodNeverComes, a digital platform that simulates food delivery without actual products.
Director of the Yale Center for Customer Insights, specializing in consumer behavior.
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Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
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