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You're so wrong. I built it and they came. And when I say they, I mean millions of users. Here's my blog post about it: https://catonmat.net/if-you-build-it-they-will-come


Congratulations! Though in claiming that since it worked in your case, it will work in the majority of cases you commit the anecdotal evidence fallacy.


Thanks! I love the anecdotal evidence fallacy. It's my favorite fallacy.


aka Survivorship bias.


Aka the best type of bias.


It's certainly the best bias to suffer from as it means your project succeeded. It does mean people should take your advice with a grain of salt.




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