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by tobiashaag 4755 days ago
When I first saw Blacklist one thing was extremely clear, its is not about getting instant gratification, its not about getting a 1% discount on a Starbucks coffee, and its not about collection a bunch of likes.

The key purpose of Blacklist is one thing; building a space for a concentrated, organized and collective voice about consumer frustration which finally fights back against billion dollor marketing and PR budgets. Its about focusing this frustration and pooling it together to ultimately find the worst of all and shout out loud.

Its off course true, all airlines are bad, but if we closer, some are just a nightmare. These ones need that hear it and these ones are also the ones that would pay a lot of money for the right "negative!" data. Think about it, if I want to come back as the worst airline in history where do I start? I need to fix the biggest pain points but where do I get this information? That can be one massive revenue stream considering Blacklist is all verticals, all geographies.

But apart from that, I feel it is finally a place where my frustration is heard, is noted, not forgotten has impact. It is about feeling better after a rip off, it is about contributing to the whole and about fairness!

All very important things in times of hardcore capitalism and corporate superpowers. So team Blacklist, call yourself David (to the power 10) and fight against Goliath - big time!