matthewb.eth
@matthewb
here's why I believe that reddit has become a counter-signal for product reccos, with the caveat that I am not the average consumer and I am often looking for a "buy it once" type purchase. * reddit and hall monitors subreddits can be good places to find niche info. I sometimes use reddit as a jumping off point to explore a particular vertical or sub-category of product. the issue is that reddit communities attract a certain type of person and this has led to the overbearing "hall monitor" mod culture over there. most of these usersāthough not allāare borderline obsessed with what they would call "value." if [product A] is $57 and [product B] is $62, that is an important factor for them. for some this comes down to budget which is totally legitimate, but I would argue that it's more philosophical.
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Dwayne 'The Jock' Ronson
@dwayne
maybe it would be valuable for you to start a channel (reddit alternative) based on this philosophy? i notice /buywisely as an existing option tho it's not active. i want like a fire go-to channel for all things buying products related fantastic points/breakdown btw! highly appreciated this! have some followup thoughts on this, will post later.
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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
appreciate the kind words and your thoughtful prompt, thank you! I still think the niche content on reddit is valuable, but my conclusion is basically this: https://warpcast.com/matthewb/0xc15709a9 and yeah, been thinking for awhile about product reccos and some of the deep research Iāve done to find āthe best ___ā. likely gonna be a newsletter or similar subscription thing soon. maybe a token too.
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Dwayne 'The Jock' Ronson
@dwayne
gotcha.. yeah i would love a place where open (like Reddit before hall monitors), level-headed, logical and critically-minded discussion around this can happen š„¹ direct thoughts from you obviously valuable but i think a network-level angle of attack would really be invaluable, esp considering that Reddit is compromised
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