Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already own for 10x the price?

Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by tsunamifury on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @10:47AM (#31261212)

Yea I notice this a lot in software engineers, they seem to really struggle understanding and discerning the quality difference in commodities and often seem to jump to lowest cheapest grade. Then are baffled why anyone would buy anything else.

Why is this so common with engineers? Is it an optimization mindset? I would have thought engineers would be very aware of quality and discerning of it. But it turns out that’s mostly design.

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Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by kube-system on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @10:57AM (#31261375)

Engineers like to spend time tinkering with things and some of them consequently devalue convenience.

For example:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29043420

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Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by tsunamifury on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:33AM (#31261926)

Very solid point.

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Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by mr-debil on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @10:59AM (#31261413)

Isn't the stereotype that every tech bro in silicon valley only wears lululemon? $50 t-shirts and $130 pants don't exactly scream lowest cheapest grade to me.

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Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by rdtwo on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:53AM (#31262180)

I guess my problem with lululemon is that it’s too low quality not so much price

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Re:Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already o... by Glyptodon on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @11:11AM (#31261599)

Probably because we buy the expensive thing to compare and can't figure out what makes it different from the cheap thing.

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