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pkrumins
on May 12, 2022
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The saddest “just ship it” story (2020)
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
pflenker
on May 12, 2022
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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.
pkrumins
on May 13, 2022
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Thanks! I love the anecdotal evidence fallacy. It's my favorite fallacy.
aliswe
on May 12, 2022
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aka Survivorship bias.
pkrumins
on May 13, 2022
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Aka the best type of bias.
HWR_14
on May 13, 2022
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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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