meeple comments on SotW: Be Specific - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2012 06:11AM

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Comment author: meeple 03 April 2012 03:29:00PM *  1 point [-]

Imagine someone really really hyper and shortsighted is answering the question:

Why is your product better than mix-panel?

OH MY GOD it has BUNNIES on THE FRONT PAGE.

... or tone it down a bit...

Because I can like, put totally awesome stuff like BUNNIES on my version of the app!

... and then maybe take that statement and generalize it a little bit...

Because users can customize their version of the app.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 03 April 2012 04:04:46PM 3 points [-]

With my professional hat on, I would look askance at that last version and ask "Why is that feature a benefit? What users are we talking about, and what customizations will they be able to do, and how do those customizations make the app better for those users?"

Comment author: meeple 03 April 2012 04:35:45PM 0 points [-]

What users are we talking about

Awesome users, like maybe they have this awesome hat with a huge brim or they are a ninja or something.

and what customizations will they be able to do

Add bunnies to the front page or make it so you can learn to be a pirate by using the app or order cookies to your doorstep!

and how do those customizations make the app better for those users?

Because it would be totally awesome to learn how to be a pirate and bunnies are cute and cookies are delicious and WHAT IF YOU COULD HAVE ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME????

Comment author: TheOtherDave 03 April 2012 05:06:56PM 2 points [-]

See, now that's specific.