menu_open Columnists
Mathieu Lajante

Mathieu Lajante

The Conversation

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

How advertising turns our insecurities into profit — and how you can resist the manipulation

Advertising can turn our fears about aging, failure and belonging into reasons to buy, and repeated exposure can reshape what we see as a good life.

15.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Mathieu Lajante

What dating apps are really optimizing. Hint: it isn’t love

Dating apps reshape human connection, love, choice and intimacy into market transactions designed to maximize profit rather than build relationships.

12.02.2026 20

The Conversation

Mathieu Lajante