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The Exhaustion Economy
Dec 30, 2025

The Exhaustion Economy

When coping became more profitable than progress

Haley Shinn
Ghost Influencers
Dec 03, 2025

Ghost Influencers

When pixels outperform people

Haley Shinn
The Grift Generation
Nov 25, 2025

The Grift Generation

When your struggle sells better than your product

Haley Shinn
Organized Belonging
Nov 12, 2025

Organized Belonging

Why people are paying to make friends the hard way

Haley Shinn
The Anti-Growth Economy
Nov 05, 2025

The Anti-Growth Economy

Why brands are betting on maintenance, not transformation

Haley Shinn
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
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