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I learned from working in marketing is you have to let go of your biases and assumptions about user behavior. In the beginning I found myself constantly thinkin

by cik2e 6y ago

I learned from working in marketing is you have to let go of your biases and assumptions about user behavior. In the beginning I found myself constantly thinking "why would anyone in their right mind click on this ad", but we know people click on ads. Most of us in tech are very different from your typical internet user at large. We have to assume that smart people are working at Reddit, that they have tested the living crap out of this model, and have found it to be optimal.

cynoclast 6y ago
>We have to assume that smart people are working at Reddit, Debatable. My guess would be it's meant to annoy you into submission.
- flamtap 6y ago
  > My guess would be it's meant to annoy you into submission No reason to believe that this is not considered to be optimal by the company.
cinbun8 6y ago
> We have to assume that smart people are working at Reddit I wish more people in HN thought this way. Perhaps it's there because it's working and getting better engagement is the way to go.