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"over-hyped gimmicky thing trendy with hipsters out-of-touch with reality starts to fail over short period of time" not surprised one bit. i echo the sentiment
by jheriko 11y ago
"over-hyped gimmicky thing trendy with hipsters out-of-touch with reality starts to fail over short period of time"
not surprised one bit. i echo the sentiment of other commenters who give other examples.
this is only surprising if you are also out of touch with reality
- stcredzero 11y agothis is only surprising if you are also out of touch with reality I wonder if we can quantify a higher incidence of surprise in the Bay Area startup scene?
- rhizome 11y agoWho said anybody was surprised?
- jleader 11y agoPresumably anyone who invested in etsy 9 months ago was surprised.
- flashman 11y ago"trendy with hipsters out-of-touch with reality" If only you knew some actual Etsy users. Many are suburban mothers that like to craft.
- jheriko 11y agothats not entirely what i was getting at... but i take the criticism. i don't know very much. mainly because of all the hype putting me off...