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I would happily pay $10 per year to never see pintrest again. I would strongly suspect this rings true for the vast majority of people.

gfksf 8y ago
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draw_down 8y ago
That’s nice, but it isn’t recurring revenue (among other issues with this idea)
troydavis 8y ago
> I would strongly suspect this rings true for the vast majority of people Could you provide your reasoning for this strong suspicion, beyond the fact that you don't like it? (I also can't stand Pinterest and don't know why Google Images ranks it as highly as it does. That said, I'm not willing to assume my preferences are representative of the population when (a) Pinterest has hundreds of millions of MAUs, (b) Google has better data than I do and as strong or stronger incentives to deliver good results, and (c) I don't have any data about anyone else's preferences. https://equilibriabook.com/ https://equilibriabook.com/ has more on figuring out whether one's thesis that a system is broken is actually correct. https://equilibriabook.com/living-in-an-inadequate-world/ https://equilibriabook.com/living-in-an-inadequate-world/ section ii is a great starting point.)
- tangue 8y ago
  I share your doubts concerning the fact that people won't pay 10 bucks for surpassing Pinterest, but it reflect a wider resentment against a company that has repeatedly punish spam. If they can't punish Pinterest the same way (because let's be honest it's f*ing SEO spam), I won't climb in a Waymo self driving car ...
- RugnirViking 8y ago
  It's a suspicion, not a research paper. If I had data, I wouldn't have said I suspected it. A suspect in a crime is what you call them before you gather the data on whether or not they did the crime. All it is as it stands is a good basis to go and gather some data. However, it doesn't bother me quite that much, and so it's merely a passing interest for me.
gumby 8y ago
So you’re willing to pay protection money?

gfksf 8y ago

fdfad

draw_down 8y ago

That’s nice, but it isn’t recurring revenue (among other issues with this idea)

troydavis 8y ago

> I would strongly suspect this rings true for the vast majority of people Could you provide your reasoning for this strong suspicion, beyond the fact that you don't like it? (I also can't stand Pinterest and don't know why Google Images ranks it as highly as it does. That said, I'm not willing to assume my preferences are representative of the population when (a) Pinterest has hundreds of millions of MAUs, (b) Google has better data than I do and as strong or stronger incentives to deliver good results, and (c) I don't have any data about anyone else's preferences. https://equilibriabook.com/ https://equilibriabook.com/ has more on figuring out whether one's thesis that a system is broken is actually correct. https://equilibriabook.com/living-in-an-inadequate-world/ https://equilibriabook.com/living-in-an-inadequate-world/ section ii is a great starting point.)

tangue 8y ago
I share your doubts concerning the fact that people won't pay 10 bucks for surpassing Pinterest, but it reflect a wider resentment against a company that has repeatedly punish spam. If they can't punish Pinterest the same way (because let's be honest it's f*ing SEO spam), I won't climb in a Waymo self driving car ...
RugnirViking 8y ago
It's a suspicion, not a research paper. If I had data, I wouldn't have said I suspected it. A suspect in a crime is what you call them before you gather the data on whether or not they did the crime. All it is as it stands is a good basis to go and gather some data. However, it doesn't bother me quite that much, and so it's merely a passing interest for me.

gumby 8y ago

So you’re willing to pay protection money?