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by onurcel
1261 days ago
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I am curious what makes the author think that expert reviews are free of any incentives for abusing their influence. Also, if you ever built anything useful in your life, you should know that it's not possible to count solely on word-of-mouth, even in a upotian marketing-free world. Listen, I get you are disappointed by bad actors, but going to the other extreme is never a solution. |
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Author here. I definitely don't think that!
The internet is swamped with annoying listicles like "100 Vacuums That Will Change Your Life in 2023".
Affiliate links and SEO offer perverse incentives for expert reviewers.
But word-of-mouth survives! At we speak, there is an affiliate-free product thread on the front-page of HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34272687
EDIT: wrong link :)