How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents

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How the Algorithm Exploits New Parents

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New parents know the feeling. You’re sleep-deprived, scrolling, and desperate to solve the problem with a baby product. One $2000 bassinet later, you feel bamboozled! Chabeli Carrazana, reporter for The 19th, uncovers the manipulative marketing strategies around baby-rearing. … Recommendations from the archive • My very first episode is about struggling to get a newborn to sleep! Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process • Another early one: My Newborn, the A**hole 😂 … Episode resources • Chabeli’s article: You’ll do anything for your baby. The algorithm knows how to exploit that. • Subscribe to Chabeli’s newsletter about mom guilt and consumerism • There’s tons of other great reporting on gender, politics, and power from The 19th … Get Wedlocked! I promise, if you love this show, you’re gonna love my original audiobook, Wedlocked. It’s basically a thriller about all of the things we cover on the podcast. Preorder now! … • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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