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the power they have is that they can influence opinions millions visit HackerNews every day when those people see Fig ad here, first thing they do is check wh
by ushakov 5y ago
the power they have is that they can influence opinions
millions visit HackerNews every day
when those people see Fig ad here, first thing they do is check what the people are saying about it in the comment section
now, imagine that instead of real feedback, you're mostly seeing cherry-picked comments praising the product
it certainly shapes your opinion of the product and makes you more likely to try
- Brian_K_White 5y agoThat makes them merely select, like the janitor. People do commonly use elite as a pejorative stand in for select group, but elite still does mean in some way better or superior, and surely you don't mean to say they are superior in any way than position.