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Here’s a quick tip: remove the word “bullshit” from your personality and assume that people aren’t morons. People obviously do do dumb things, and some stuff i
by graeme 4y ago
Here’s a quick tip: remove the word “bullshit” from your personality and assume that people aren’t morons.
People obviously do do dumb things, and some stuff is obviously crap. But if you change perspectives a lot of stuff actually….makes sense?
Like, looking at the world and seeing a bunch of bullshit is actually a flaw in your own thinking, not the world.
Take fast food for example. Widely derided, clearly poisons the body, not the best taste, produces a lot of waste. More expensive than cooking.
But, flip it around:
* Standard experience —> you know exactly what you’re getting
* Much cheaper than restaurant food
* Much faster than restaurant or home cooked food
* Tasty
* Easy
It’s something with obvious downsides but also obvious upsides.
It isn’t obviously dumb. It is only obviously dumb if you decide the downsides outweigh the upsides and then ignore all the upsides. Which is flawed thinking.
You can repeat this analysis and find that on their own terms most people mostly aren’t doing things that are totally irrational.
Even something like a lottery ticket gives someone hope despite the clear negative EV. You can take that too far, but….
The point is if you think everything is bullshit, your analysis is probably crap. And merely allowing yourself to use the term bullshit rewards this sort of lazy, negative analysis.
Whatever you sell doesn’t have to be the absolute best of all possible things. But it has to meet a need, and the vast bulk of stuff which sells does exactly that.
- Existenceblinks 4y agoAppreciate your effort. But I would say food is not a really good example. I can relate taste via tongue, it's something very understandable. I don't think I can trust bias(reasons) after bought something. > The point is if you think everything is bullshit, your analysis is probably crap. Yes, it is crap. Because as I say I most values I can't relate .. a lot of why > But it has to meet a need That's the problem. Most of the time I don't think they need it.
- graeme 4y agoSure but that's an empathy problem. If you intend to sell anything to anyone you need to change your whole perspective. For example, say someone goes buys a mac because they think the software is pretty and they like having things managed. You can't argue they are mistaken because you could get a linux machine with freedom for much less. They don't want such a thing. Conversely, say someone buys a Linux machine because they like getting inexpensive tools and they enjoy fiddling with software. You can't say they are wrong because they could spend much less effort on computing by buying a mac. There are no mistakes in either choice if they align with preferences. Here's an example of a mistake: buying a linux machine for ease of use, or buying a mac for maximal control over your machine. So ask yourself: are the people making a mistake by having different preferences from you, or are they actually making a mistake on their own terms?
- Existenceblinks 4y agoI don't think they make mistake. Their preferences are just mediocre. .. Thank you for trying to help fix my toxic mindset. It is hard!