Is Christmas Efficient? (2013)

Re:Is Christmas Efficient? (2013) by paulryanrogers on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @11:26PM (#42513107)

Interesting question but how would you prove any of it without a lot of natural experiments?

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Re:Is Christmas Efficient? (2013) by Animats on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @11:57PM (#42513212)

By adding a new gifting holiday in midsummer, for load-balancing. It's called "Amazon Prime Day".

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Re:Is Christmas Efficient? (2013) by praptak on Thursday December 26, 2024 @01:59AM (#42513585)

It might get tricky. Midsummer already has a spending stimulus. Summer vacation is when people spend their money on tourism.

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Re:Is Christmas Efficient? (2013) by ozim on Thursday December 26, 2024 @05:29AM (#42514321)

Imagine how much money Amazon could make if they invest money into convincing people that they should spend it on gifts instead of travel.

Who cares about tourism industry if you can take their money.

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Re:Is Christmas Efficient? (2013) by Schiendelman on Thursday December 26, 2024 @09:45AM (#42515469)

Maybe gift giving is lower environmental impact!

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