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They're not talking about personal websites, they're talking about business ones.

simpaticoder 6mo ago
Wouldn't it be nice if there were less of a distinction? Think of old school mom-and-pop shops, which were actually a reflection of who they were, personally, vs. Wal-Mart or Target. Which main street do you prefer?
- satvikpendem 6mo ago
  Whichever converts better is good for their business and actually supports the mom and pop business materially over merely aesthetic views on their website design.
- jstummbillig 6mo ago
  In a mom-and-pop shop you still want good electrical wiring.
- malfist 6mo ago
  Depends on what I'm trying to do. I don't need your whole life story, Sarah, about how this recipe reminds you of your great aunt's second cousin's half sister's second home balcony plants. I'm just trying to figure out what seasoning blend makes up blackening spice. I'm not even here for the meatloaf recipe, just the spice blend.
  - simpaticoder 6mo ago
    9 times out of 10 I'd listen to Sarah's stories. Is buying a spice blend really so urgent and important? So much of life is lived incidental to transactions. Not everything improves with productivity.
    - malfist 6mo ago
      I just want to get back to my bbq and be with friends, where the interaction means something to me.
tasuki 6mo ago
The article makes no mention of "personal" nor "business". Why not mention that it's talking about business websites? The original author made a (wrong) blanket statement, and monokai called them out on it.
- satvikpendem 6mo ago
  The article doesn't need to make explicit mention of it because it's implied in the article's content: > The website isn't for the founder, the marketing manager, or the board. It's for the person you've never met - the customer weighing up a purchase, the lead chasing a phone number, the visitor sizing up your credibility or the member signing up to access gated content. Which personal website has a "founder, the marketing manager, or the board" much less a "customer weighing up a purchase?" Not everything is always spelled out.

Wouldn't it be nice if there were less of a distinction? Think of old school mom-and-pop shops, which were actually a reflection of who they were, personally, vs. Wal-Mart or Target. Which main street do you prefer?

satvikpendem 6mo ago
Whichever converts better is good for their business and actually supports the mom and pop business materially over merely aesthetic views on their website design.
jstummbillig 6mo ago
In a mom-and-pop shop you still want good electrical wiring.
malfist 6mo ago
Depends on what I'm trying to do. I don't need your whole life story, Sarah, about how this recipe reminds you of your great aunt's second cousin's half sister's second home balcony plants. I'm just trying to figure out what seasoning blend makes up blackening spice. I'm not even here for the meatloaf recipe, just the spice blend.
- simpaticoder 6mo ago
  9 times out of 10 I'd listen to Sarah's stories. Is buying a spice blend really so urgent and important? So much of life is lived incidental to transactions. Not everything improves with productivity.
  - malfist 6mo ago
    I just want to get back to my bbq and be with friends, where the interaction means something to me.

tasuki 6mo ago

The article makes no mention of "personal" nor "business". Why not mention that it's talking about business websites? The original author made a (wrong) blanket statement, and monokai called them out on it.

satvikpendem 6mo ago
The article doesn't need to make explicit mention of it because it's implied in the article's content: > The website isn't for the founder, the marketing manager, or the board. It's for the person you've never met - the customer weighing up a purchase, the lead chasing a phone number, the visitor sizing up your credibility or the member signing up to access gated content. Which personal website has a "founder, the marketing manager, or the board" much less a "customer weighing up a purchase?" Not everything is always spelled out.