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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
* diminishing returns the other issue here is that there is nuance to value. for example, let's say [product A] is 100% on a 1-100 scale of quality/performance and [product B] is 75%. the price of [product B] is slightly more than half of [product A]. which product is better? well, it totally depends on the end user. I might value that last 25% of quality/performance more than the price delta, whereas another user might not care and 75% is good enough. but often times, reddit groupthink will present that scenario as product B = categorically better than [product A] even though this is a dubious conclusion. as a result, it's really difficult to use reddit to draw conclusions about hierarchies of products and their true levels of performance when the views expressed are often distorted beyond reality to prioritize value above all else.
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