Brand loyalty, regardless of quality differences. Buying a potentially inferior product for reasons other than suitability for a particular purpose, such as for personal image or self-esteem.
May not necessarily apply to Ferrari, since they are often sold as status symbols as well as higher performing vehicles.
May not necessarily apply to Ferrari, since they are often sold as status symbols as well as higher performing vehicles.
"Near the end of those four years, once people don't think Radeon is worse than nVidia, that's when the Ferrari effect would matter. But it doesn't matter if people think badly of your brand." - Moore's Law Is Dead
by 5eraphim77 September 18, 2022
Get the Ferrari effectmug. When something is done exactly how it should not be done, but the original goal is achieved anyway. Much like how wearing a baseballcap frontside-back will make your hair stick out of the hole and form a cover against the sun anyway.
That was the biggest baseballcap effect I have ever seen when the nurse was supposed to protect the kids from viruses, but ended up killing them all, but hey, the viruses will leave them alone.
by Rito PeePee June 18, 2017
Get the Baseballcap Effectmug. A surrealist feeling of profound and utter confusion that roots in the inhabitude of seeing someone or something in a certain setting.
by croissant777 July 15, 2021
Get the Delphine Effectmug. The ability to make the absolute worst decision every single time. Named after the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Johnson Effect: when you could have had a smaller lockdown for a short period of time but instead you chose to do nothing and now the whole country is screwed.
by FlangeManger October 30, 2020
Get the The Johnson Effectmug. It is the effect applied to someone who becomes a go-to person for people who are not happy with their relationship or generally depressed. Often the vent of someones emotions.
It's also used sarcastically for people who think highly of themselves.
It's also used sarcastically for people who think highly of themselves.
Person A: "Man, people go to me everytime they need advice about their partners or when they're feeling down. I get a boost of serotonin when they listen to me."
Person B: "Sounds like you got the Zi Effect on you."
Person B: "Sounds like you got the Zi Effect on you."
by Getgethax0r May 13, 2024
Get the Zi Effectmug. When you get a sexy text from a stranger and just as you set off the “wee woo wee woo boner alert 🚨” you then wonder to yourself if the text is actually from a scammer being held captive in Myanmar or Cambodia
Me: Hey, I just got a wrong number text from a really hot Russian girl
Boris: Oh yeah? What’s she look like?
Me: (shows my phone to my friend)
Boris: She’s hawt! Uh oh! Wee woo wee woo boner alert 🚨….. uh wait a minute
Me: oh no
Boris: yeah, this is John Oliver effect.
Boris: Oh yeah? What’s she look like?
Me: (shows my phone to my friend)
Boris: She’s hawt! Uh oh! Wee woo wee woo boner alert 🚨….. uh wait a minute
Me: oh no
Boris: yeah, this is John Oliver effect.
by Lookit Mike Rotch February 27, 2024
Get the john oliver effectmug. The effect of a larger entity appealing more towards external entities with more resources rather than their own entities.
It is named after the continuous double standards set in East Asian countries like China, Japan, and South Korea on Western tourists, giving them a false rrality that many citizens dream to have. A big example are then amount of people wanting to work in Japan despite its hellish working conditions because of the false vision being given to them. This can also be seen on corporations appealing to a small handful of investors, resulting in them alienating their wider target audience
It is named after the continuous double standards set in East Asian countries like China, Japan, and South Korea on Western tourists, giving them a false rrality that many citizens dream to have. A big example are then amount of people wanting to work in Japan despite its hellish working conditions because of the false vision being given to them. This can also be seen on corporations appealing to a small handful of investors, resulting in them alienating their wider target audience
Korean guy looking at twitter: Why are so many westerners trying to subject themselves to our hellish life?
Another Korean guy who has been on twitter for a long time: It's the East Asia Effect
Another Korean guy who has been on twitter for a long time: It's the East Asia Effect
by Hoahobecth June 18, 2024
Get the The East Asia effectmug.