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Please Build Me Something Useful: A Letter To Web 2.0 Developers
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This must be (by far) the most interesting and unusual piece of text I've ever seen on ycombinator.
This must be (by far) the most interesting and unusual piece of text I've ever seen on ycombinator.
I understand his point, but I think he supports it poorly. Of course a product that has 1 review is not likely to benefit greatly from that single review. But when I buy a product, or book a hotel, I look at dozens of reviews from other people and I get a good sense of the pros and cons of what I might buy. I can then gauge those perspectives against what is important to me. And I find that overall they are almost al…
I understand his point, but I think he supports it poorly. Of course a product that has 1 review is not likely to benefit greatly from that single review. But when I buy a product, or book a hotel, I look at dozens of reviews from other people and I get a good sense of the pros and cons of what I might buy. I can then gauge those perspectives against what is important to me. And I find that overall they are almost al…
Speaking of reviews, I also agree with him that "wisdom of crowds" is overrated. Movie reviews are an excellent example: crowds generally have no freakin taste. Similarly, crowds do not know jack in photography, computers or politics. Dig deep and long enough and you will always disagree with the crowds.
In fact, when someone is unable to conduct his own judgement, asking for the opinion of others is the easiest thing to do,
In that regard Web is 100% focused on helping you with the easiest thing. "Not that helpful" he argues, and I agree.