"splitting the bill" discourse & transactional friendships | Internet Analysis

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should we just split the bill?? // Check out Parade! http://yourparade.com/FERG25 & use code FERG25 to get 25% off, sitewide. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/tiffanyferg Full video episodes of Internet Analysis are available to watch/listen on SPOTIFY! Follow the show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1lec8eAqILmZGdLWY2AqGH?si=SBpBT8IpTDiCNQRbBFQMlg ♥ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tferg__/ ♥ Vlog / Second Channel: http://bit.ly/tfergvlogs TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - intro 1:17 - Bria Jones and the girl who owes her $240 3:26 - thanks, Parade! 5:16 - my audience survey results 8:43 - the payback dance 11:01 - shout out to the planners of the friend group! 12:12 - why does the payback dance feel so uncomfortable? 13:35 - Venmo makes friendship feel transactional 15:05 - how money transfer apps affect our friendships 17:55 - is it true that rich people are more stingy? 20:23 - our personal, deeply-rooted issues with money 23:07 - communication is key!! 25:08 - the wealth gap in friendships 26:20 - final thoughts! RESOURCES & REFERENCES: Thanks to Venmo, we now all know how cheap our friends are (by Teddy Wayne) - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/style/venmo-cheap-friends-transaction-history.html The subtle, surprising way that payment apps may be affecting your relationships (by Julia Fawal) - https://ideas.ted.com/the-subtle-surprising-way-that-payment-apps-may-be-affecting-your-relationships/ I feel like my friendships are becoming more transactional (by Shivani Dubey) - https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/friendship-money-transactional Pettiness in social exchange - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-36780-001 Notes and Queries: "Why are poor people more generous than wealthy people?" - https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-50484,00.html As We Become Richer, Do We Become Stingier? (by Shankar Vedantam) - https://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/218627288/why-being-wealthy-doesnt-lead-to-more-giving The wealth gap: how changing fortunes tear close friends apart (by Sirin Kale) - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/11/the-wealth-gap-how-changing-fortunes-tear-close-friends-apart TIKTOKS: Bria Jones - https://www.tiktok.com/@heybriajones?lang=en mananamariee - https://www.tiktok.com/@mananamariee Tiffany Ferguson (she/her), 27 years old. #internetanalysis #splittingthebill #money Business Inquiries: [email protected] This episode was co-written by Sheriden Smith! Captions / video transcription by: https://twitter.com/slowxmoxpanda (She is looking for more caption work, so feel free to reach out to her on Twitter!) FTC: This video is sponsored by Parade. Links with * are affiliate, meaning I am compensated monetarily if you join or make a purchase.