Optimally Irrational Newsletter
Optimally Irrational is a science newsletter that mostly covers Switching Costs, Social media and Behavioral Economics. We've analyzed 2 issues from the past year; the latest was published Oct 6, 2026.
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1 mentionsswitching costs
1 mentionssludge
1 mentionsthird-party checks
1 mentionsPakistan domestic politics
1 mentionsMercier and Sperber
1 mentionsUS-organized military coup
1 mentionsargumentation
1 mentionsAI agents
1 mentionsfrictions in markets
1 mentionsAI empowering consumers
1 mentionscompetition
1 mentionsImran Khan
1 mentionsconsumer well-being
1 mentionsChatGPT
1 mentionsSchopenhauer
1 mentionscognitive limitations
1 mentionsterms and conditions
1 mentionsmarket imperfections
1 mentionsargumentative theory of reasoning
1 mentionsLeibniz
1 mentionsbehavioral economics
1 mentionsmotivated reasoning
1 mentionspersonal lawyers
1 mentionsAI
1 mentionscredence goods
1 mentionsexperience goods
1 mentionsasymmetry of information
1 mentionssocial media
1 mentionssearch costs
1 mentionsRecent issues of Optimally Irrational
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