Comment by thrance
6 days ago
Do you not understand that the people on HN, you and me included, are far from the average consumer? We care about things most people really don't.
6 days ago
Do you not understand that the people on HN, you and me included, are far from the average consumer? We care about things most people really don't.
They said:
> I don't care how smart you are, how much self control you have, whatever, in the face of billions of dollars, voting with your wallet does not stand a chance. The house always wins.
Yes, you're totally right that HN users are far from the average consumer, but they weren't talking about the average consumer - they were making a categorical statement that all consumers have no self-agency and are mind-controlled by these companies, and I was pointing out how clearly insane that claim is.
That's a ludicrously ungenerous interpretation of what they said. Of course they weren't making an ontological claim. And I'm sure you know that too.