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Jan 2023
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FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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In the next hour, I might miss out on the greatest thing that could happen to me. Or maybe that’s just the FOMO talking. FOMO, the fear of missing out, has infiltrated the zeitgeist in the past decade. What does the obsession with FOMO tell us about our desire to connect with others in an age of consumer capitalism and social media? In episode 70, Ellie and ... Show More
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