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Just What Does Spider-Man Have to Do With Demand Avoidance by Stephen Ashfield and Dr Claire Stubbs

By themagman THE MAG 8 Nov 2026 4 MIN READ

Just What Does Spider-Man Have to Do with Demand Avoidance? by Stephen Ashfield and Dr Claire Stubbs The new Spider-Man movie sees our hero battling villains aplenty (though not the ones I want to see). but could he get the better of demand avoidance? I certainly struggle to do so, but just what is demand avoidance?…

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