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Re:Customers hate MVPs – Make it simple, loveable, and compl... by maroonblazer on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:41AM (#22955857)
This is a common phenomenon I see in a lot writing, both online and in print. People will take an idea, strawman it, then pretend to invent a new idea.

The last step is optional. Sometimes they'll simply attack a popular idea in a - seeming - attempt to get attention. I.e. "Look at me! I'm claiming the Emperor has no clothes!". There was an HN post here in the last 48 hours critiquing mental models that followed this same recipe.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22948723

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Re:Customers hate MVPs – Make it simple, loveable, and compl... by ianai on Thursday April 23, 2020 @10:59AM (#22956746)
I’ve worked with people who do precisely this. They’re a drag on progress at best and catalyst for breaking teams apart at worst. But they think they’re getting somewhere by doing it.
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