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This reminds me of Google so many years ago setting Father's Day reminder in people's Gmail. At some scale, a product can't just be whimsical, or not in any cu
by hrktb 7y ago
This reminds me of Google so many years ago setting Father's Day reminder in people's Gmail.
At some scale, a product can't just be whimsical, or not in any cultural or personally touching way. Boring and impersonal becomes an important virtue.
There's no way this kind of fun initiative won't hit a nerve in some community or some group around the world, and if there's no logical backing behind it's just a PR hell.
- maxerickson 7y agoThe thing is, I don't particularly want things that I use every day to "surprise" me with whimsy. I want them to be boring and reliable.