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> Hackers tend to overestimate the importance of things like this and not take into account those in flyover country or people who aren't aware of things like t
by jlgreco 14y ago
> Hackers tend to overestimate the importance of things like this and not take into account those in flyover country or people who aren't aware of things like this.
"'Hacker News' Hackers" also tend to grossly overestimate how well they know what is in the best interests of a company that they personally have little to do with.
- larrys 14y ago""'Hacker News' Hackers"" Exactly. Take Godaddy (a competitor of ours) which is one of the most hated companies ever discussed on Hacker News. Yet they continue to do great business and are clearly well liked by many others who have no clue or care about the issues that forum readers care about. As an aside, companies that are the darling of any online forum can quickly have their name turn to "mud" if they don't continue to acquiesce to what the group thinks is the right thing to do. (Then the question is does that name turning to mud motivate those to actually take action.)