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4death4 commented on US prosecutors recommend Justice Department criminally charge Boeing voanews.com/a/us-prosecut... · Posted by u/elsewhen

soulofmischief · 2 years ago

Such a point of view is depressingly self-centered, and I don't see any merit in discussing anything with someone who is more interested in the attention of everyone other than the person they're actually conversing with, especially when they value imaginary internet points above truth.

Good luck in life.

4death4 · 2 years ago

It’s not self centered at all. People act because there is some benefit to them in their action. You suggested I take an action without providing a convincing benefit. I was actually hoping to help you, by explaining why the types of suggestions you’re providing to people are likely to fall upon deaf ears.

4death4 commented on US prosecutors recommend Justice Department criminally charge Boeing voanews.com/a/us-prosecut... · Posted by u/elsewhen

soulofmischief · 2 years ago

The Hacker News platform actually goes to great lengths to avoiding the reception of upvotes as a motivation for posting, and I'd recommend also de-prioritizing the importance of internet points and to instead rely on intrinsic motivation.

4death4 · 2 years ago

And yet, there are upvotes and they’re displayed to the poster. Also, I used the word ostensibly to imply I may personally have some other motivation. But in either cases, the broader point still stands: there are diminishing marginal returns to being more correct.

4death4 commented on US prosecutors recommend Justice Department criminally charge Boeing voanews.com/a/us-prosecut... · Posted by u/elsewhen

dialup_sounds · 2 years ago

Contracting MRSA is considered suicide now?

4death4 · 2 years ago

I wasn't aware one died of a staph infection. The other officially died from suicide.

4death4 commented on US prosecutors recommend Justice Department criminally charge Boeing voanews.com/a/us-prosecut... · Posted by u/elsewhen

jb1991 · 2 years ago

What exactly is meant by this comment.

4death4 · 2 years ago

Two Boeing whistleblowers "committed suicide" within a few weeks of each other.

4death4 commented on Google DeepMind shifts from research lab to AI product factory bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/kjhughes

lupire · 2 years ago

Deep research expertise into tuning an LLM into a user friendly product?

Who do you think has that expertise? The people working on the model or the people studying users?

4death4 · 2 years ago

Definitely the people working on the model. It ultimately doesn’t matter what the users want because you can’t arbitrarily deliver an experience. You can only deliver what it’s possible to extract from the model, so growing the possible things the model can do well is most important.

4death4 commented on Sales happen when buyers fear missing out tidyfirst.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/etrvic

antifa · 2 years ago

Being one of the last restaurants to close for the night isn't a FOMO sales strategy.

4death4 · 2 years ago

Being the one best suited to meet your customers needs is a sales strategy. That might include staying open late if you can convince people they’re going to regret not tasting your food after a night out of drinking.

4death4 commented on Sales happen when buyers fear missing out tidyfirst.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/etrvic

brezelgoring · 2 years ago

That’s a good example but I think you’re describing another market condition called a captive market, not FOMO. In FOMO, buyers have no real risk in not buying, it’s artifice and theatrics that drive a sale. Your example is a market in which mission critical assets are sold by few and those few control all aspects of the sale. In your scenario, you’re less a mark for a salesman and more of a hostage.

4death4 · 2 years ago

It’s not a captive market. It’s a market where the buyer has a need and if they don’t have that need met, then the buyer will suffer. That’s FOMO, and that’s when sales happen. If the buyer can sit on their laurels without any negative repercussions, then they’re not going to pull the trigger until their situation changes.

4death4 commented on Sales happen when buyers fear missing out tidyfirst.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/etrvic

solatic · 2 years ago

FOMO is a great strategy when you are trying to sell to customers who will buy your product exactly once and then move on. Examples: collector's editions of video games, sales ahead of gift-giving holidays, tourist traps in "I am here for the one and only time I will ever be here in my life" destinations, enterprise sales to Fortune 500 companies where the buyer will get promoted by the next sales cycle. You emotionally manipulate the buyer to make the sale, the buyer regrets buying it within a day or two, and it doesn't matter because they will never talk to you again anyway.

FOMO is a horrible strategy when you expect to develop a long-term relationship with your customers. Self-respecting people won't stand for it. They will either switch to a competitor out of spite, or blow aside your transparent sales tactic and keep pressuring you downward on price during negotiations.

4death4 · 2 years ago

I disagree. For instance, let’s say I’m an auto manufacturer and I need some parts made. If I don’t get those parts, I have to stall my assembly line and lose a lot of money. If I find someone who can supply the parts in a short time frame, then I will definitely fear missing out by declining the sellers offer. If I capitulate and the seller delivers reliably, then I am going to gladly return for their services because they can ensure my business stays running.