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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 29 MIN

Subscription Economy Trap - How Your Brain Got Hacked by $9.99

from Subscription Economy Trap · host Inception Point AI

Host Miles Mercer exposes the psychological tactics behind the $492 billion subscription economy in this eye-opening episode. Discover how behavioral economics, anchoring effects, and dark design patterns exploit cognitive biases to keep you paying for services you've forgotten about—while the average person underestimates their monthly spending by $133. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Host Miles Mercer exposes the psychological tactics behind the $492 billion subscription economy in this eye-opening episode. Discover how behavioral economics, anchoring effects, and dark design patterns exploit cognitive biases to keep you paying for services you've forgotten about—while the average person underestimates their monthly spending by $133. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Host Miles Mercer exposes the psychological tactics behind the $492 billion subscription economy in this eye-opening episode. Discover how behavioral economics, anchoring effects, and dark design patterns exploit cognitive biases to keep you paying...

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