[nekusar]

1. Slot machine

You put in minutes of time combined with token costs. You pull the lever and HOPE something good comes back.

And it gets tantalizingly close, but for 100% gotta pull the arm again!

[shshsjsj]

that is way too accurate and ofc hn would downvote something funny and true.

[techgnosis]

it just seems off-topic. we see the slot machine analogy a lot but i dont see how it has anything to do with this long, thoughtful essay about pricing power

[nekusar]

Pricing in the article is the difference between a $.25 slot machine with a range up to the $10 slot machine.

Its always a probabilistic gamble that you get what you describe. And it's a pull of the lever each time. And you pay no matter what, for good or bad results.

Its gambling. Either your time or time+money.