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Why would a user ever use a product in a way we didn't intend?
by tmp_anon_22 5y ago
Why would a user ever use a product in a way we didn't intend?
- amadeuspagel 5y agoI'm not sure what exactly your concern is. Someone just trolling? The nice thing about this concept is that no one can waste more time then they're willing to spend themselves. But if people just want to talk to HN users, even though they don't use it themselves, I think that's fine?
- tmp_anon_22 5y agoMy answer is tongue-and-cheek. Users will frequently find innovative ways to use open products in unintended ways if there is a value proposition - even if the only value proposition is to troll a random stranger on the internet. Maybe they work out the matching algorithm to consistently connect with exactly who they want to connect with. Maybe they can get IP addresses or PII or social engineering returns from meeting people. All that said, that doesn't mean this project isn't valid, fun, cool, innovative, or has potential. Its an impossible expectation to want every side project to have perfect security, authentication, and user-verification/moderation. I just want to make the point that there's a very high likelihood people will do weird shit with it.