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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 users—though not all—are 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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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
* reddit and "value" getting back to reddit, most users there exhibit a particular strain of logical fallacy that I would describe as choice-supportive bias with a sprinkle of second-option bias. basically this boils down to: "yeah, [product A] is expensive and it's good I guess, but I have [product B] for half the price and it's just as good." there are many problems with this: - they have never owned [product A], so how would they know whether it's comparable to [product B]? - they want to feel better about their decision to buy [product B], so they are biased towards praising it vs. a more consensus option like [product A] - they may not be able to afford [product A] and are biased towards describing it as overrated, overpriced, not worth it, etc.
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