Re:Ask HN: Whatever happened to exploring the internet?
by IshKebab on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:04PM
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It's called "exploration vs exploitation". Unless you meant the idea that older people need to explore less because they're already done it. I don't think there's a name for that specific idea.
Re:Ask HN: Whatever happened to exploring the internet?
by cuddlybacon on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @06:22PM
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I originally searched for "exploration vs exploitation" but that lead to the "multi-armed bandit problem" on wikipedia, so I went with that on my post above.
I do that "exploration vs exploitation" is a better name for it though.
This is essentially the reason advertisers tend to target the young - those over a certain age are more set in their ways and not looking for new options.