Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by Ariarule » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:27 PM UTC

Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
dynomight.net

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by IndySun » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:42 PM UTC

Who or whatever dynomight is, they take things seriously. And I, for one, am grateful.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by Saint_Genet » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:44 PM UTC

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but the IKEA one which they singled out as not recommended to buy is the only one in the article they don't earn a commission on when someone buys it

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by dubswithus » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:50 PM UTC

Levoit seems to be recommended by /r/AirPurifiers/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VVK39F7/

The replacement filters are quite expensive though.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by rhexs » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:57 PM UTC

The air purifier review market is about as useful as searching for a credible mattress review.

Snake oil everywhere.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by elromulous » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:59 PM UTC

Saint_Genet wrote: post #3

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but the IKEA one which they singled out as not recommended to buy is the only one in the article they don't earn a commission on when someone buys it

This is definitely not a conspiracy theory. Incentives affect reviews, which is why truly unbiased review sources exist.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by vorpalhex » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 4:59 PM UTC

This is good work.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by Nextgrid » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 5:01 PM UTC

elromulous wrote: post #6

Saint_Genet wrote: post #3

Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but the IKEA one which they singled out as not recommended to buy is the only one in the article they don't earn a commission on when someone buys it

This is definitely not a conspiracy theory. Incentives affect reviews, which is why truly unbiased review sources exist.

Especially when they already have a proven track record of nastiness: https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to...

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by kn0where » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 5:01 PM UTC

Wirecutter really illustrates the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. Some of their recommendations are fine, but whenever they review something more niche than phone charger cables, I go to the comments/Reddit/forums to find out why their pick is overpriced/underperforming compared to whatever the community prefers.

Edit: also, I’m finding Reddit to be a less useful term to append to my google searches over time. Many Reddit communities seem to attract novices who quickly learn to parrot the same frequently-upvoted claims without context, and the experts flee to niche forums instead.

Re: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier

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Post by jiveturkey » Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 5:03 PM UTC

Glad to see some strong analysis backing up my decision to ignore wirecutter reviews for a couple of years now. Basically when they started publishing reviews for things they did not actually review.