Veszerin t1_ja617oh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:34 AM

There's a ton of research in a variety of fields demonstrating that things we say we want aren't actually things we want.

The fact is that the percent of people that want worse teeth or hair for characters in movies is negligible

Unleashtheducks t1_ja61pg9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:38 AM

And research also shows trailers that show the whole movie make more money than those that don’t but people complain about it anyway

BlessThisDay OP t1_ja64is8 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:01 AM

Fascinating. Sounds like you have some really interesting background with your research. I’d love if you can share it. It does fascinate me. And thank you for providing the data points around this topic. Helps to bring realism to the discussion.

SunfireGaren t1_ja66qc5 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:19 AM

Revealed preference is the concept you're looking for

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealed_preference

> Therefore, revealed preference is a way to infer the preferences of individuals given the observed choices. It contrasts with attempts to directly measure preferences or utility, for example through stated preferences.