Interpassivity
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CORE DEFINITION
Outsourcing the act of consumption or enjoyment to an object. For example: buying a book feels like reading it; recording a TV show feels like watching it; the canned laughter in a sitcom laughs for you, so you can continue watching with a blank face and feel entertained.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Consumption trap: The essence of paid knowledge is often interpassivity—the act of "I bought the course" replaces the act of "I learn," thereby dissolving the anxiety of learning.
Anchor fast decisions
Outsourcing the "experience/action" to an object (buying = reading, recording = watching, canned laughter = laughing). The object performs the action that should be done by the subject, giving the subject a false satisfaction of "having done it," dissolving real participation.
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpassivityverified
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