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This new TED-Ed video would be a great one to show students.

I know people in their early twenties are the biggest users of sports betting apps, but I would…bet that younger folks are not further behind.

As previous research has shown, preaching to young people about the dangers of gambling, sweets, AI, etc. are not very effective strategies.

However, if you show them how corporations are manipulating them – that’s a different story.

I recently learned that this concept is called “reactance,”  You can learn about it here and here.

I’ve shared about this idea in the past at:

A Look Back: Important New Study Looks At Assets, Not Deficits, Of Teen “Defiance”

Video: “How Stores Try to Manipulate Your Senses to Sell You Stuff”

Here’s the new TED-Ed video about gambling: