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by megalord 702 days ago
what are those 4 icons of google, amazon, airbnbn, openai on landing page for? I never understood why people are doing this.
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latexr 702 days ago
It’s for social validation. As in “these companies trust us, so you should too”. Yet there’s never any proof the companies are using the product or to what extent.
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doix 702 days ago
> Yet there’s never any proof the companies are using the product or to what extent.

Yeah, as soon as you get a single signup from someone using their work email, you add the logo. Got a @google.com signup? Google logo right on the homepage ;).

I've seen a few places write "used by engineers at" rather than "used by", which is at least accurate and doesn't imply any business relationship with the company (even if most people don't notice the difference).

Just to clarify, no "hate" towards the OP, I hate the game, not the player.

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latexr 702 days ago
> I hate the game, not the player.

Games only exist while someone plays them, so every player is complicit in its existence.

“A lot of other companies are unethical so I am too” is not an excuse.

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