instant gratification
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Financial products have been increasingly adding game-like features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is Tuyo, a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The dumb conscripts are given instant gratification and money.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In her view, long-form videos - the kind you might find on YouTube - tend to be more educational and less harmful because they don't provide the instant gratification of short-form content.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
With younger generations even more deeply committed to the instant gratification of a digital swamp, and with national literacy scores signaling ever-decreasing levels of educational competence, I fear the national dialogue will not improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
A puny arrow connects the filler who with a gap right next door, and the reader gets instant gratification: no sooner does she come across who than she knows what it’s doing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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