Commentary: Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Channel NewsAsia is reporting on a viral trend: free apps that let users simulate purchasing food, clothing, and other products with no real transactions or deliveries. Apps like FoodNeverComes are drawing significant user engagement with this fake-purchase experience. The piece is a commentary from a consumer behaviour professor, examining what draws people to purchases that never actually arrive.

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