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Interesting. Reminds me of survey bias - where people answer one way because they think that's what you want to hear, or because it aligns with their own percei
by timboslice 12y ago
Interesting. Reminds me of survey bias - where people answer one way because they think that's what you want to hear, or because it aligns with their own perceived values, but they _act_ a completely different way.
Can surveying the crowd for inventions produce mass-marketable ideas? Probably. Does a large part of the value chain have to do with marketing and distribution? Undoubtedly.
- josephjrobison 12y agoAlso important to know is what is the average income of those surveyed. If those surveyed were 50%+ in developing countries, but 90%+ of purchasers are in the US, then there's obviously funky data there.