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Many recommendations from friends also don’t have my best interests at heart. Here are reasons friends recommend things in my experience: * They think I’ll
by jan_Inkepa 6y ago
Many recommendations from friends also don’t have my best interests at heart.
Here are reasons friends recommend things in my experience:
* They think I’ll like it (A++).
* They like it (When their default way of expressing enthusiasm for something is recommending it, one has to learn to not take it so literally. Also, I’m not discounting the opportunity for shared bonding over something that at least one of us enjoys though. Is this category of recommendation a symptom of having a weak theory of mind? I don’t know).
* Loyalty (they’ll recommend products by friends/associates/compatriots, irrespective of quality).
* Financial kickbacks/business connections. (Still can be useful).
* Pyramid schemes (almost no experience with this, thankfully. I guess the same as #4 but also creepier).
- Nursie 6y agoThe pyramid thing is creepy, because it seeks to exploit friendship bonds. And usually only for the benefit of the company, the seller most often is being suckered into losing money as well. I wouldn't really consider someone doing your last two things there to be doing something friendly, those are self-interested actions and I would treat them with suspicion. The first three though, sure, those are friendly actions. Their utility is variable, but they aren't motivated by personal profit.