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I wonder if this is because there's a difference between how developers discover "new things" and how consumers + businesses discover solutions. For example, d

I wonder if this is because there's a difference between how developers discover "new things" and how consumers + businesses discover solutions. For example, developers hear about new technology, open source projects, and products on HN, on mailing lists, etc... Businesses + consumers are generally reached through marketing and promotion.

stevenameyer 14y ago
Maybe, but I feel it's a little more the result of developers feeling like marketing is pushing their product on someone. I think the perception of posting something someones done on HN is more here's something I did, what do people who know what they're talking about think about? Where as they see marketing a little more like, how can I tryick this user into using my product.