Re:Office Chairs Are Scam
by crazygringo on Saturday April 24, 2021 @11:47AM
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No, most marketing is still based on actual facts.
"50% thinner" or "increased battery life" or "ripstop nylon" all refer to actual tangible benefits that are measurable and objective. They might be benefits you don't need, or apply only under ideal conditions, but they're still objective.
"Ergonomic" as applied to products refers to no measurable benefit at all. It's even worse than "green", which at least can be presumably translated into some measurable change in recycling, carbon, etc. "Ergonomic" has literally no objective quantity or quality it can be translated into whatsoever as a product attribute.
"50% thinner" or "increased battery life" or "ripstop nylon" all refer to actual tangible benefits that are measurable and objective. They might be benefits you don't need, or apply only under ideal conditions, but they're still objective.
"Ergonomic" as applied to products refers to no measurable benefit at all. It's even worse than "green", which at least can be presumably translated into some measurable change in recycling, carbon, etc. "Ergonomic" has literally no objective quantity or quality it can be translated into whatsoever as a product attribute.