• WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    It’s just marketing.

    It’s like how a 7 or 8 out of 10 movie should mean it’s really great, but actually means it was just “ok”.

    We like the idea that we are getting something above average, which ends up with a skewed idea of what average is.

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      6 months ago

      It’s not even that. If they ask for average they get trash. If they ask for excellent then trash doesn’t apply and they get average