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Only paying customers seem happy about Kagi. I have a strange feeling that a lot of paying customers think Kagi search is "better" just because their brain want
by hnlurker22 2y ago
Only paying customers seem happy about Kagi. I have a strange feeling that a lot of paying customers think Kagi search is "better" just because their brain wants to justify them paying for search. Is there a psychological term for such a syndrome?
- dagurp 2y agoI think you're talking about Choice-supportive bias. I don't know why you're throwing this out here without anything to support it.
- gabrielgio 2y ago> Only paying customers seem happy about Kagi. It is paid service, what is the other option? People that don't use the service being happy with it? > because their brain wants to justify them paying for search It is search engine, not candy crush. No one wants to pay for searching, if they do it is because they find it useful. It is not their brain gets a shot of dopamine every time they do a search on it.
- reddalo 2y agoI don't know if it has a name, but Scott Galloway's "The Four" describes this phenomenon as the reason why people love their Apple phones and computers so much; they're overpriced products, so they must love them in order not to feel like "idiots".
- Unearned5161 2y agoYou should also ask yourself if there's a psychological effect making you think that the people on the other side of the fence are delusional. Admittedly it's a tough current to pitch yourself against, that search should be a paid service. But that's mainly because the best advertising company in the world is leading the charge on the other side. The truth on who's more delusional appears murky to me...
- paulfharrison 2y agoIt could also be that the aspect of personality that causes people to think Kagi is better also causes those people to buy it.