English Explanatory Dictionary

Diderot effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon in which acquiring a new possession leads to a spiral of consumption that results in the acquisition of even more possessions.

Word forms

Diderot effect Diderot effects

Etymology

Named after French philosopher Denis Diderot who first described the effect in 1769.

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