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Again, average in what metric? Almost no one is just average in general. That's not even well defined. You defined a superset(consumer of smart devices), but y
by mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y ago
Again, average in what metric? Almost no one is just average in general. That's not even well defined.
You defined a superset(consumer of smart devices), but you're still missing a metric.
Is it average IQ? Tech literacy? Legal expertise? Paranoia?
Without specifying these things, you are essentially saying nothing all. Does not compile.
- account-5 3y agoThe average consumer of smart devices is exactly that, that is the metric. Tacking on further metrics buy which to divid a group is a never ending game. How much specificity do you actually want? Shall we take in a person's DNA? How many electrons are in their body? What timescale shall we set. Without generalisation, or being able to group things together you'll find it hard to make any statements about anything.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoI've never seen anyone so determined not to properly define their own statements. Oh well, have fun.
- account-5 3y agoSimilarly I've never seen anyone so determined to add requirements/move the goal posts.
- stavros 3y agoOf all the people who buy smart home devices, ranked by how much they care about data, the median is "zero". That's what that means, and what "the average HN reader" understands without having to be pedantic about it.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoYou can call it pedantic if you want, I just don't like responding to statements that aren't even meaningfully defined.
- stavros 3y agoThe phrase "the average buyer of X" has a very well-defined meaning, it means, roughly, "most people who buy X".