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Could you expand on what you saw, generally what your thought process was, and how you feel it could apply to business ideas and social apps in general? I unde

by _Lemon_ 16y ago

Could you expand on what you saw, generally what your thought process was, and how you feel it could apply to business ideas and social apps in general? I understand that it may be obvious and I'm sure I'd have plenty of ideas myself, I'm just curious of the mindset and psyche behind your (as another person) thinking.

access_denied 16y ago
A while ago I listened to my neighbour rambling about our neighbourhood. He knew about every fish-pond anyone has in his garden around here. He knew how much it costs, what fish, how many ect Apparently there is a form of competitiveness that goes like this: I can enjoy my pond more than you, because mine is better. The competition is in the enjoyment, not the coolness of the pond itself. Subtle difference. The thing is, I live here for years and I had no idea. I guess you could make a SN for these folks. It would be foto-heavy and have some sort of competition inbuild.
mahmud 16y ago
The revelation that ordinary people, the type you run into everyday, might be aspiring to live the lives shown in popular rags and television. It's completely accepted that what's shown on pages is something to be desired, and if one can't obtain them, then a lesser quality item of similar fashion is to be accepted as substitute. In concrete terms: people don't open Maxim and laugh. They open it and get inspired. They know the girl on the cover by name, they know the brand of futuristic car she's posing against, and one of them commented he "just bought" a clone advertised in there.
- Poiesis 16y ago
  They open it and get inspired. They know...he "just bought" a clone advertised in there. I'm inspired to buy a clone; sign me up! :) More seriously, I understand that we are among people here for whom it is fashionable to reject popular culture. Or, if not strictly being fashionable, are certainly not overly concerned with some of the more commercial aspects of culture. It's just a bunch of ads with enough wrapped around for it to be read by its target demographic. It's easy to read more into this than it really merits. Yes, so-called "ordinary people" read such magazines and see the ads, and perhaps want the stuff. That's what it's designed to do. There is a lot of money thrown into trying to get people to buy stuff. This is not news. Nor is it news that most of us are trying to improve our financial position, whether as means or end. I don't I'm quite expressing well what I'm trying to say here. It's not that I don't understand what you mean when you seem a bit bewildered at some of the advertisements (that incidentally probably weren't targeted for you). But it doesn't seem like it would be a huge surprise to realize that advertising really works pretty well, generally speaking. It's unfortunately one reason I fear for the U.S. political future; it seems distressingly easy to change people's minds simply by throwing enough money at the problem.

by _Lemon_ 16y ago

access_denied 16y ago

A while ago I listened to my neighbour rambling about our neighbourhood. He knew about every fish-pond anyone has in his garden around here. He knew how much it costs, what fish, how many ect Apparently there is a form of competitiveness that goes like this: I can enjoy my pond more than you, because mine is better. The competition is in the enjoyment, not the coolness of the pond itself. Subtle difference. The thing is, I live here for years and I had no idea. I guess you could make a SN for these folks. It would be foto-heavy and have some sort of competition inbuild.

mahmud 16y ago

The revelation that ordinary people, the type you run into everyday, might be aspiring to live the lives shown in popular rags and television. It's completely accepted that what's shown on pages is something to be desired, and if one can't obtain them, then a lesser quality item of similar fashion is to be accepted as substitute. In concrete terms: people don't open Maxim and laugh. They open it and get inspired. They know the girl on the cover by name, they know the brand of futuristic car she's posing against, and one of them commented he "just bought" a clone advertised in there.

Poiesis 16y ago
They open it and get inspired. They know...he "just bought" a clone advertised in there. I'm inspired to buy a clone; sign me up! :) More seriously, I understand that we are among people here for whom it is fashionable to reject popular culture. Or, if not strictly being fashionable, are certainly not overly concerned with some of the more commercial aspects of culture. It's just a bunch of ads with enough wrapped around for it to be read by its target demographic. It's easy to read more into this than it really merits. Yes, so-called "ordinary people" read such magazines and see the ads, and perhaps want the stuff. That's what it's designed to do. There is a lot of money thrown into trying to get people to buy stuff. This is not news. Nor is it news that most of us are trying to improve our financial position, whether as means or end. I don't I'm quite expressing well what I'm trying to say here. It's not that I don't understand what you mean when you seem a bit bewildered at some of the advertisements (that incidentally probably weren't targeted for you). But it doesn't seem like it would be a huge surprise to realize that advertising really works pretty well, generally speaking. It's unfortunately one reason I fear for the U.S. political future; it seems distressingly easy to change people's minds simply by throwing enough money at the problem.