The document discusses why on-demand consumers behave the way they do. It explores how factors like our brains, mobile/social/internet technologies, and identity influence on-demand consumption. Academia is trying to answer this question. Specifically, it discusses how pleasure pathways in our brains and predictive algorithms/AI impact media choices and propel on-demand behavior. It also considers how the networked economy is reshaping economic participation and identity. Three insights consider the ethical implications of exploiting these behaviors for profit versus prioritizing consumer benefit and control over their data/identity.