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The Disloyalty Premium
Oct 29, 2025

The Disloyalty Premium

How brands learned to reward the chase, not the catch

Haley Shinn
Taste Inflation
Oct 22, 2025

Taste Inflation

How taste is one of the last defensible skills

Haley Shinn
The Invisible Workforce
Oct 15, 2025

The Invisible Workforce

When one person plus AI agents replaces entire teams

Haley Shinn
Premium Inconvenience
Oct 08, 2025

Premium Inconvenience

When making things harder justifies charging more

Haley Shinn
Constraint Chic
Sep 24, 2025

Constraint Chic

When paying more for less becomes premium positioning

Haley Shinn
Maintenance Obsession
Sep 17, 2025

Maintenance Obsession

How invisible upkeep turned into premium entertainment

Haley Shinn
Exit Velocity
Sep 10, 2025

Exit Velocity

When leaving becomes a premium service

Haley Shinn
Proof of Human
Sep 03, 2025

Proof of Human

AI is learning to fake flaws to feel more real

Haley Shinn
Failure Theater
Aug 27, 2025

Failure Theater

How brands profit by amplifying their mistakes instead of hiding them

Haley Shinn
Productive Addiction
Aug 20, 2025

Productive Addiction

How productivity tools profit by making you less productive

Haley Shinn
Predictive Nostalgia
Aug 13, 2025

Predictive Nostalgia

How smart companies engineer future memories into products

Haley Shinn
Strategic Gatekeeping
Aug 06, 2025

Strategic Gatekeeping

The new exclusivity playbook that has nothing to do with price

Haley Shinn
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