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0 pointsnjharman15y ago0 comments

This is the fundemental fail of scibd and why ive written them off from the start.

their value depends on users being ignorant.

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acqq15y ago

Actually a lot of very successful products bet on users being lazy, and a lot of very profitable industries intentionally keep the customers as ignorant as possible.

Both assumptions are common and valid business strategies.

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0 pointsnjharman15y ago0 comments

This is the fundemental fail of scibd and why ive written them off from the start.

their value depends on users being ignorant.

0 comments

acqq15y ago

Actually a lot of very successful products bet on users being lazy, and a lot of very profitable industries intentionally keep the customers as ignorant as possible.

Both assumptions are common and valid business strategies.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse