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The headline doesn't quite capture the human expert part, which is probably the most interesting aspect.

I ticker arrows could use explanation. I assume green is good and red is bad, but it's not immediately clear what the units are ect.

I don't imagine investors can be pleased that Apple has largely held iPhone prices constant since 2020 despite high inflation. Charts showing the inflation-adjusted price of iPhone…

Wasn't there an entire ride share company predicated on this idea a few years ago?

Hey Sean! Hope all is well. Glad the take was at least memorable enough you did a double take. :-)

It's pretty wild that Apple has held prices down the last few years in the face of elevated inflation. I decided to calculate the inflation-adjusted price of every iPhone ever, and…

The FTC is actually in the process of finalizing new regulations that would target abuses like these. Unfortunately, they only apply to the united states so will likely have little…

I really don’t see how a plan without international reach has any chance of being effective.

I'll take it.

And what are your go-to alternatives aside from Reddit?

What's your biggest wirecutter fail? I remember when they recommended Cisco Webex for pandemic era work-from-home newbies looking for easy video confrencing.

The visual aspect is a bit annoying, but in an era of insane reputation inflation, I think 5 star % makes more sense than average rating.

How would you view a reviewer who monetized with ads rather than affiliates? Do you see that as a distinction?

Interesting distinction. Would they have earned your trust from a pre-affiliate era, or just from other non-review content you’ve consumed (assuming all of their review posts / You…

Do you discount reviews that have affiliate links due the the inherent conflict of interest? Accept them since they are ubiquitous? Reject the idea they impact reviews?

For sure. The garbage in, garbage out problem is quite real for ecommerce applications.