Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 2 / 2025 (643), Summer
Trending over thinking – quick fame, quiet genius: the bad habits of social media
Bodislav & Associates, Romania
Dumitru Alexandru BODISLAV
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Ionuț Valeriu ANDREI
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Abstract. This article explores the cultural and psychological shift in how societies attribute value in the digital era, emphasizing the increasing preference for visibility and immediate recognition over substantive, long-term achievement. Drawing from interdisciplinary fields such as neuroeconomics, behavioural psychology, sociology, and media theory, the study investigates how cognitive biases – such as effort discounting, temporal discounting, and availability heuristics – interact with dopamine-driven reward systems to shape perception in an attention-based economy. The authors argue that social media and platform capitalism have transformed prestige into performative visibility, undermining civic virtue, intellectual effort, and institutional trust. By integrating insights from evolutionary psychology and cultural anthropology, the article provides a theoretical framework for understanding this transition and its implications for education, democracy, and individual well-being. It concludes with policy and pedagogical recommendations aimed at revaluing effort, mastery, and ethical contribution in a digitally saturated society.
Contents
A bibliometric analysis on inequalities in higher education in the age of educational expansion
Trending over thinking – quick fame, quiet genius: the bad habits of social media
Understanding the impact of artificial intelligence on the stock market development in BRICS nations: a panel ARDL method
A comparative analysis of development in SAARC countries in the relation of sustainable development – taxonomic analysis
Complementary relationship between foreign direct investment, financial development threshold and economic growth: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Artificial intelligence as a disruptive force in economics: transformations, challenges, and future prospects
The main drivers of labour cost dynamics in Central and Eastern European countries
Government debt service, interest rates, and macroeconomic stability: a conceptual approach
Shaping health systems through strategy and economics: a global bibliometric exploration of policy pathways
Energy and economics: an empirical study on the global economic impact of energy crisis
Monetary policy, inflation, and exchange rate dynamics: evidence from the Turkish economy (2001-2023)
The impact of public spending on the inflation rate in Algeria: an econometric study for the period 2000-2023
Analyze the environmental sustainability factors in India: the role of ecological footprint and CO2 emission
Implications of monetary and fiscal policy shocks: evidence from an Eastern European economy
From e-government to efficient transport: investigating Romania’s digital leverage in logistics
Impact of ICT adoption on the food security of agricultural households in Burkina Faso
Greek tax policy and macroeconomic framework after the political transition, a systematic approach
Is Balance of Payments a monetary phenomenon: doctrinal aspects and empirical evidence from India
Neuroeconomics in the Age of AI: how machine learning alters human decision-making at the neural level
Analysis of the relationship between the optimal level of public spending and economic growth Evidence and experimental study on Algeria