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Does it matter why they sold it to me if I don't use it that way?

• walterbell 9y ago
  Yes, because it will likely evolve in ways not optimized for you, vs supporting a product that caters to your use case. Many products co-evolve with users, as the product modifies daily workflows. If you are not the target user, the product can evolve based on requirements that are adversarial to you.
  • mikeash 9y ago
    For $30, if I get a year or two of use out of it before Amazon evolves away my use cases, it was still nice to have while it lasted.
    • rhizome 9y ago
      And then what, throw it in the trash like the non-biodegradable toxic-metals container that it is?
      • mikeash 9y ago
        Take it to the county’s electronics recycling location. I doubt it’ll become useless so quickly though.
• coldtea 9y ago
  Yes, because its overall societal effect and role is more important that how some specific people use it if it's unrepresentative.