[audio-pals] Re: Researchers Explore the Best Way to Get Free Pizza
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- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 10:25:54 -0700
Don the Con have you tried this yet? *LOL* I am interested in hearing the
results to see if this is something I want to venture into *LOL*.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2458758,00.asp
The Internet is our lifeline-whether staying connected with childhood
friends, reading the latest news, or hitting up strangers for a pizza pie.
Reddit, famous for its voting system and AMA celebrity sessions, also boasts
the popular Random Acts of Pizza (RAOP) section, where anyone can request a
cheesy meal, in hopes that a kind-hearted community member will deliver
(figuratively or literally).
Whether you're a cash-strapped college student or a pregnant woman craving
mushrooms, anchovies, and tomato sauce, ask nicely and someone may decide to
send you a pizza.
But why would a complete stranger shell out $15 to feed you? That's exactly
what a recent Stanford University study wants to know. Focused on the
altruistic RAOP community, report authors wanted to understand what
motivates people to give when they know they will not receive.
Based on 5,728 successful pizza requests, the Stanford team uncovered
several factors, including politeness (don't badmouth the philanthropist who
just bought you dinner), evidentiality (the more you need the pizza, the
more likely you are to get one), sentiment (a few slices for the unemployed
is more likely than the birthday boy), and similarity (a fellow artist may
be more inclined to support your eating habits).
Really desperate for a hand-tossed pizza? Try posting a photo with your
message-maybe an image of your sad-looking kids or empty fridge. Or make the
promise to "pay it forward" after receiving your pie (and then actually do).
Perhaps put a little extra effort into your request by writing a longer
script about how your life is in shambles since being laid off, and you can
barely feed your cat (photo op), and the one thing that might make you smile
since your grandfather passed away last week is a large, thin-crust Hawaiian
pizza.
One word of advice: Don't complain that you're simply craving a pizza.
According to the study, the "job," "money," and "family" narratives tend to
increase success, while the "craving" narrative has a strongly negative
influence.
"Online platforms have created a new mechanism for people to seek aid from
other users," the Stanford report said, pointing to online communities like
Q&A sites or philanthropy groups, which are created for the express purpose
of helping people.
"However, the factors that lead to requests being fulfilled are still
largely unknown," the study said. "We attribute this to the fact that the
study of how one should ask for a favor is often complicated by large
effects of what the requester is actually asking for."
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