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> think there is a requisite IQ/technical need that needs to be met for people to find this gadget useful. That sounds like a very convenient opinion for someo

> think there is a requisite IQ/technical need that needs to be met for people to find this gadget useful. That sounds like a very convenient opinion for someone to have. > also popular to shit on new apple products Sure, in online spaces and from people who haven't bought them. Most people after making an expensive purchase will jump through hoops to justify it to themselves even if deep down they know it wasn't a great idea. It's called choice-supportive bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias) and people tend to fall into that trap because otherwise they end up struggling with cognitive dissonance and "buyer's remorse". I'm sure that some of the people returning the headset accepted that they overpaid for a product that underdelivered and some were those who only bought the device to see what the hype was about or for social media points and planned to return it. Others are keeping it because they're just fine with what it is or because they're still holding out hope it'll prove more useful in the future and that's fine too, but I don't think anyone is returning the product because they're just not intelligent enough to "get it"

outside415 3y ago
in my regular life I always have very sophisticated monitor set ups. most non-technical people don't. they won't benefit from a device that offers more virtual real estate until there are apps that spoon feed them that benefit. you also need to be diligent enough to get beyond the learning curve phase and into the utility phase. took me a few days. most people I see online aren't highlighting any of the ways I use it when they talk about how they're returning it, or highlighting discomfort, which is normal and goes away with more usage. I'm just not convinced by the majority of the influencers rationale to return it. but ultimately if you don't have a real use case you are solving for having it besides watching TV on it, there isn't a compelling reason to keep it, that's what I was trying to highlight. it is brand new and you need to come up with your own way of garnering utility from it.
- int_19h 3y ago
  What does any of this have to do with IQ?
  - outside415 3y ago
    smol brain, smol need for parallelization of tasks across multiple monitors.

outside415 3y ago

in my regular life I always have very sophisticated monitor set ups. most non-technical people don't. they won't benefit from a device that offers more virtual real estate until there are apps that spoon feed them that benefit. you also need to be diligent enough to get beyond the learning curve phase and into the utility phase. took me a few days. most people I see online aren't highlighting any of the ways I use it when they talk about how they're returning it, or highlighting discomfort, which is normal and goes away with more usage. I'm just not convinced by the majority of the influencers rationale to return it. but ultimately if you don't have a real use case you are solving for having it besides watching TV on it, there isn't a compelling reason to keep it, that's what I was trying to highlight. it is brand new and you need to come up with your own way of garnering utility from it.

int_19h 3y ago
What does any of this have to do with IQ?
- outside415 3y ago
  smol brain, smol need for parallelization of tasks across multiple monitors.