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It's an oversimplification, but I'm glad its being said. I think what's driving it is that 1. The internet brought a ton of actual amazing innovation. 2. Bec
by jrm4 5y ago
It's an oversimplification, but I'm glad its being said.
I think what's driving it is that
1. The internet brought a ton of actual amazing innovation.
2. Because people are correctly excited about it, this brought marketing opportunities.
3. Today, it is profitable to market stuff that superficially appears to be like that older, actual innovation, but is not innovative in the slightest. This is happening SO much, that it's crowding out (the marketing and spreading of) real innovation.
- dkonofalski 5y agoWhile that's verifiable as true, that doesn't mean that innovation isn't still happening. Does that mean the author's issue is around the communication of innovation (vs. Marketing-speak) or is it still about the innovation itself?
- jrm4 5y agoRight, but I think there might be a bit of, "if innovation happens in a forest and no one is around to hear it..." kinda thing going on.
- jimmaswell 5y agoSnake oil and overzealous/deceitful marketing are nothing new. I'm not sure anything fundamentally changed.
- jrm4 5y agoI mean, I'm thinking it's that chasm between "whoa, genuinely cool new internet things" and then "using the internet to sell the snake oil and marketing." which is driving the sentiment.