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by latexr
427 days ago
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Every time I see a comment accusing HN of having some specific consensual position like a hive mind, I go back and see comments both contradicting and supporting the stance. In other words, different opinions. Every single time I check, and every single time it shows the original commenter engaged in selection bias. This case is particularly wrong, as that iPod quote is from Slashdot. HN didn’t even exist in 2001. https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i... |
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FaceBook was literally collecting data on what apps people were using on their phones and empirically saw the rise of Instagram. Of course the rise of Instagram didn't need to continue but that's why you buy all the realistic competitors so even if most of them fail you have a moat of dead companies.