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“Habituation is indeed a fact of human psychology. That's one reason we like novelty, including different cuts of jeans.” quote by Virginia Postrel — Download Open image

“Habituation is indeed a fact of human psychology. That's one reason we like novelty, including different cuts of jeans.”

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