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dabocksterlast Wednesday at 12:26 AM2 repliesview on HN

"Hacker News commenters are frequently unaware that their use cases and customer preferences do not reflect the average customer demand in the market." - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46192577

There's a reason I put that in my profile. :^)


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missedthecuelast Wednesday at 4:54 AM

One of my favorite examples of this is when HNers insist that if only an auto-manufacturer would make a simple car with tactile buttons and no screen or creature comforts it would sell like hotcakes.

izacuslast Wednesday at 2:39 AM

Sounds like HN users represent an underserved and untapped market and are being rational market actors while discussing their preferences.