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Can I block advertisers on @reddit? Oh shit, its @triple_byte again with their annoying animated memes in the feed. https://t.co/NdS0PATIP4
@reddit @triple_byte LOL https://t.co/vCvynRsPW5
This is really cool to watch someone learn in real time about the nature of trust and how much we depend on platforms to not take advantage of us.https://t.co/jDcNbo8PdQ
There's a strong angle within much of the comments about the dark patterns that are being used. This explains the the massive levels of hostility toward the platform - these kinds of things create a sense of distrust https://t.co/yPrCYllC8X
When you feel like a platform is hostile toward your interests it is really easy to frame even innocent mistakes as being adversarial. This comment right here is exactly what I mean.https://t.co/QvZG8hIDpsI only joined to explore and kick the tires.Dark Patterns everywhere.
This isn't restricted to triple_byte. It's a symptom of job hiring platforms as a whole. Everyone in this space is vying for limited attention of job hunters, whom by their very nature are transient.My skin crawled as I went to remake LinkedIN profile. https://t.co/J0joaeyUuL
If it weren't for the fact that the previous site the CEO ran also had similar dark patterns, i'd be more incline to assume ignorance over malice.https://t.co/c169oOflvQhttps://t.co/e99R9a05L2
That being said, cargo-cult growth hacking is basically everywhere. A lot of my learning about VC's growth metrics are due to wanting to figure out why certain KPIs end up succumbing to Goodhart’s law. https://t.co/VKF4MQL9qChttps://t.co/1FmkMbQ5Vj
I really liked Ammon's apology.I don't think people understand the kind of forces a startup are under. It's really easy to get in to a reality tunnel about wanting to maintain growth and hit KPIs, and that combines really awkwardly with startup incentives and the pivot.
I see misapprehensions of these kinds of forces everywhere. Even among my favorite business thought leaders.Here @dhh and @jason discuss Henry Ford's methods without a hint of suspicion over the idea as being a post-hoc reasoning.https://t.co/pSS1eLA74Uhttps://t.co/oCCjMPJ57N
@tom_peters @H_Agent_002 I suppose it's a matter of opinion, as he did write something about that in 'Today and Tomorrow', but afaict it was ~12 years after Model T and the $5.00 wage. Technically true, but might have retroactive reasoning? 2/2 https://t.co/LEB6CuJNCV https://t.co/YCSzQcc8Pq
So some of the smartest people I know in this space still hold onto these sorts of myths like they are aphorisms of truth. These kinds of misapprehensions are everywhere in entrepreneur land.This is why it is so hard for me to instantly demonize anyone who falls for them.
"Surprises are things that you not only didn't know, but that contradict things you thought you knew. And so they're the most valuable sort of fact you can get."https://t.co/sDsuOTMS1NI honestly believe these things are surprising to people. Model failure is a surprise.
There's an entire body of work exploring the nature of model building and learning theory as being driven by surprise.https://t.co/1kM8aYebHmThat's why i'm framing this as that Ammon guy learning in real time. I think his models were violated, he learned a powerful lesson.
I think about this a lot. About the nature of how our models are built up and occasionally conflict with others. That's why I'm such a fan of ribbonfarm and the idea of refactoring.https://t.co/MafXAAuWtF
It's as if we have to be constantly destroying our models of the world if we want to adapt to the reality we live in. With our limited brains we have to reject ideas and reframe existing narratives just keep up with the world.Red queens of narrative.https://t.co/biul1DysMm
But more than that, recognizing one's reality models are wrong is the first step toward correcting them. It wasn't just an apology, @ammonbartram is taking steps to recognize his failure in understanding the world.We need more of that.Wake up.https://t.co/HSiyCAI6L5
Juice it or lose it.https://t.co/hz8zuM92BJ
I just wanna help people.https://t.co/oO5iUrHpuj
I wanted to join ycombinator in 2010 to get help growing my first startup aiming to help disabled people. I wanted something that could reach those who needed it. I realized by selecting for growth-hacking via the demand of VCs metrics, I would fail.https://t.co/8LxaJ6ypeu
Unwilling to follow the established order of things.https://t.co/KRIgz1Icup
And willing to do what other people think is insane.https://t.co/k7v4Qk2Xx1