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I noticed a cycle with headphones on Reddit: - A headphone is released which is not flawless, but offers great value. - The headphone is recommended on Red
by dharmab 6y ago
I noticed a cycle with headphones on Reddit:
- A headphone is released which is not flawless, but offers great value.
- The headphone is recommended on Reddit.
- Demand for the headphone goes up.
- The price of the headphone increases.
- The headphone is no longer a good value, but is still recommended.
- This continues until either a well-reputed user points out the poor value or a new headphone with great value is released.
- nmfisher 6y ago> - The headphone is recommended on Reddit. This is not a coincidence, I'm guessing Reddit is around 1/3 astroturfing to 2/3 legitimate discussion. I don't fault people for doing it, but I'm not going to pretend that Reddit is some pristine haven for genuine reviews. HN is just as exploitable, but at least the ratio of informative content is higher, and the concerted marketing efforts are better disguised.