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Title: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: digi on Mon, 13 November 2017, 22:28:07
Reading some horrible advice on another forum..

"Hey guys i bought this thing, its the best. Dont buy that other thing thats actually better than my thing, ive heard bad things about it because its not what i bought."  :))

Blind leading the blind.
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 13 November 2017, 22:47:34
I am fine if someone says that but prefaces all of it with "in my experience".

I will rave about the **** I've bought if it's good, but I wont immediately say everything else was ****.
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 13 November 2017, 22:54:40
There are only a few good general things in this world..

Ergodox, Popeyes, and Tungsten Carbide
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: nmur on Mon, 13 November 2017, 22:56:56
yeh i see a lot of these types irl and online

the good thing is they're usually easy to identify as such
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 13 November 2017, 23:12:46
Really depends on the source, I've had some fantastic recommendations from people online. All it takes is a modicum of research and an eye for spotting the obviously retarded to see if their recommendation bears any weight. To outright dismiss all outside advice is doing yourself a disservice. Perhaps you ARE one of those people who think they have all the answers which is why you don't take advice from others? (not anyone specific ITT, just an overarching statement)
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 14 November 2017, 00:14:59
Really depends on the source, I've had some fantastic recommendations from people online. All it takes is a modicum of research and an eye for spotting the obviously retarded to see if their recommendation bears any weight. To outright dismiss all outside advice is doing yourself a disservice. Perhaps you ARE one of those people who think they have all the answers which is why you don't take advice from others? (not anyone specific ITT, just an overarching statement)


Tp4 only recommends the Best Chicken..

//Popeyes.

Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: Coreda on Tue, 14 November 2017, 00:43:15
I've come to realize that I now block out most positive reviews of products online—at least initially—since I'm never sure how much experience with other products someone has or how sincere they are.

So after narrowing down the features I'm after I trawl through negative reviews/impressions and consider the product with the least amount of known issues, taking into account that people who encounter issues are likelier to complain about them.
Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: OfTheWild on Tue, 14 November 2017, 01:08:26
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Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: Shapey Fiend on Tue, 14 November 2017, 04:01:28
Really depends on the source, I've had some fantastic recommendations from people online. All it takes is a modicum of research and an eye for spotting the obviously retarded to see if their recommendation bears any weight. To outright dismiss all outside advice is doing yourself a disservice. Perhaps you ARE one of those people who think they have all the answers which is why you don't take advice from others? (not anyone specific ITT, just an overarching statement)


Tp4 only recommends the Best Chicken..

//Popeyes.


I haven't eaten Popeyes because they don't have them in Ireland but I'm reliably informed it's deteriorated since you became vegan after being bought out by Burger King.

Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 14 November 2017, 05:33:09
This happens here like every other day when someone makes another frankenstein switch that's almost uncreatable and costs $3 each.

But they're the best and everything else is garbage.

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Title: Re: "Hey guys, i bought this thing so its better than that thing"
Post by: DALExSNAIL on Tue, 14 November 2017, 07:29:58
Really depends on the source, I've had some fantastic recommendations from people online. All it takes is a modicum of research and an eye for spotting the obviously retarded to see if their recommendation bears any weight. To outright dismiss all outside advice is doing yourself a disservice. Perhaps you ARE one of those people who think they have all the answers which is why you don't take advice from others? (not anyone specific ITT, just an overarching statement)


Tp4 only recommends the Best Chicken..

//Popeyes.


I haven't eaten Popeyes because they don't have them in Ireland but I'm reliably informed it's deteriorated since you became vegan after being bought out by Burger King.


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