Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product?
by gitgud on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @07:53AM
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I find this so relatable, Instagram and YouTube especially, have refined intense recommendation algorithms that make me wonder.... Are they just showing me what I want to see?
Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product?
by gronne on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:22AM
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Thank you for the elaboration. Good point.
Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product?
by hndamien on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @11:34PM
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I wonder if Tinder does matching based on my device type as a proxy for income....
Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product?
by gronne on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:45PM
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Who knows. I don’t think it would be the best proxy - these days everyone and their dog has an iphone.
Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product?
by hndamien on Thursday November 22, 2018 @06:03PM
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I'd say there is at least some correlation. Not a great indicator, but better than nothing and helpful since it is in the user agent. They aren't curing cancer, so accuracy is less important.
In the context of my comment (internet dating company), it means even when you try to meet new people, we will make broad assumptions and present you people we think will match well with your assumed race, income, education. All for upping that retention a few .1%
In earlier internet, the experience on a single website, for example, was the same for everybody, no matter your demographic. I understand why it evolved, but I regret it a bit.