Re:Ask HN: What do most people in tech agree on but would ne...
by open-source-ux on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:51AM
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Take these with a pinch of salt...while the general sentiment in these statements definitely exist, I couldn't say how widespread they are...
Delusions of grandeur?
Publicly: "We've built a truly innovate/revolutionary/life changing app/product/technology."
Privately: "Product XYZ isn't really innovative/revolutionary/going to change the world. It's just a mundane bit of tech, that might be slightly useful to someone. And of course it's ridiculously oversold and overhyped."
Online privacy
Publicly: "We're deeply committed to your online privacy."
Privately: "We don't really care about your online privacy and will happily track you to death."
Delusions of grandeur?
Publicly: "We've built a truly innovate/revolutionary/life changing app/product/technology."
Privately: "Product XYZ isn't really innovative/revolutionary/going to change the world. It's just a mundane bit of tech, that might be slightly useful to someone. And of course it's ridiculously oversold and overhyped."
Online privacy
Publicly: "We're deeply committed to your online privacy."
Privately: "We don't really care about your online privacy and will happily track you to death."