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I think you're significantly overestimating the degree to which people will follow recommendations that are explained by complaining about features they didn't
by johncolanduoni 10y ago
I think you're significantly overestimating the degree to which people will follow recommendations that are explained by complaining about features they didn't even know existed, even if they are much less informed than the one giving the advice.
- marcosdumay 10y agoThey don't. They look around for somebody with an informed opinion and ask "Hey, I'm switching my computer, what do you think I should buy", go with the answer. And, of course, they'll trust the answer much more if it's the same thing the expert is using.
- shuntress 10y agoWhen friends ask me "What laptop should I get?" I don't tell them about the differences between various versions of Visual Studio or why I prefer Windows 7 or 10 over 8. I just tell them "Get a T-Series Thinkpad"