This week:
If you've ever been to NYC, you've most likely had a run-in with a street performer. You know what I'm talking about - Elmo takes a picture with you and then wants a quick buck for his time. But who's under the mask? And did the pandemic change this fringe "acting industry" forever?
The bystander effect is a social psychological theory that says you are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are other people around. Oh, that's juicy. We discuss.
Free pizza, no judgment, plenty of workout equipment, and purple - TONS of purple. We're talking Planet Fitness! Has the gym marketed for people that don't like the gym hurt the gym industry? (that's a ton of gyms)
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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22260074/times-square-naked-cowboy-costume-economy
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-diffusion-of-responsibility-2795095
https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/12/news/companies/planet-fitness/index.html
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/363049
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