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#157: Phill Agnew - The psychology MrBeast uses to hook you

Creator Science – Learn from today's top content creators

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The Costly Signaling of Money

The more money you spend to communicate something, the more someone will pay attention to that communication. MrBeast is using a lot of this bias in his own way. He's constantly basically spending or showcasing spending an awful lot on his video. That seems irrational. If I had made that much money, I would definitely feel this temptation to bank a little bit more than the $6 million that he banked.

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