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> GPS and live traffic data are both "route me to X". I don't think people really have another use case for either, although in some cases the "route me to X" m

by mdoms 5y ago

> GPS and live traffic data are both "route me to X". I don't think people really have another use case for either, although in some cases the "route me to X" may include "X is a close gas station" or "best route is to wait 45 minutes before leaving". None of this is true. > Do people really choose new restaurants while out (unless on a road trip)? Yes, very often. Maybe I'm at the pub with my partner and we decide to get dinner somewhere. I'll use reviews to find something. It's a very very common use case.

HWR_14 5y ago
> None of this is true. Wow, way to fill in use cases I didn't think of. > Maybe I'm at the pub with my partner and we decide to get dinner somewhere. I'll use reviews to find something. You go out to a bar before dinner? I suppose some people do. I've always thought of dinner as starting an evening out, or at the very least being part of a plan (eg, Show X followed by dinner at Y)
- p_j_w 5y ago
  >You go out to a bar before dinner? Does it matter? Maybe they wanna look for a bar after dinner then? In which case, you know, the phone is still useful. >I've always thought of dinner as starting an evening out, or at the very least being part of a plan (eg, Show X followed by dinner at Y) I'd suggest you look into the idea of spontaneity. It can be pretty great.
  - HWR_14 5y ago
    The people I know who bother to look at yelp are planners and often choose a restaurant to meet at quite far away because it's special. The people I know who decide things spontaneously don't bother checking yelp. Since you tried condescending at the end of your comment: I suggest you try places that smell good from the street and not outsource your thinking to an app. It can be pretty great.
    - p_j_w 5y ago
      >The people I know [...] The people I know Are you incapable of escaping from your little corner of the world? >I suggest you try places that smell good from the street and not outsource your thinking to an app. Guess what? I can, and do, do both!

by mdoms 5y ago

HWR_14 5y ago

> None of this is true. Wow, way to fill in use cases I didn't think of. > Maybe I'm at the pub with my partner and we decide to get dinner somewhere. I'll use reviews to find something. You go out to a bar before dinner? I suppose some people do. I've always thought of dinner as starting an evening out, or at the very least being part of a plan (eg, Show X followed by dinner at Y)

p_j_w 5y ago
>You go out to a bar before dinner? Does it matter? Maybe they wanna look for a bar after dinner then? In which case, you know, the phone is still useful. >I've always thought of dinner as starting an evening out, or at the very least being part of a plan (eg, Show X followed by dinner at Y) I'd suggest you look into the idea of spontaneity. It can be pretty great.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  The people I know who bother to look at yelp are planners and often choose a restaurant to meet at quite far away because it's special. The people I know who decide things spontaneously don't bother checking yelp. Since you tried condescending at the end of your comment: I suggest you try places that smell good from the street and not outsource your thinking to an app. It can be pretty great.
  - p_j_w 5y ago
    >The people I know [...] The people I know Are you incapable of escaping from your little corner of the world? >I suggest you try places that smell good from the street and not outsource your thinking to an app. Guess what? I can, and do, do both!