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In response to "yeah, I mean I know a lot of useless people who are popular ... but for assets, things are popular because they are useful. David's point that " by rollo

All of these are discussions of perception vs. reality.

Posted by David (aka David) Feb 9 '18, 10:28

Great products fail due to lack of marketing or even understanding. Other products, oftentimes inferior ones, succeed in the same climate.

The smartphone is a great example. The Galaxy has had better reviews for three or four straight generations yet people pay more for the Apple brand. Is the Apple intrinsically better? No. The value is in the perception. In fact, the OnePlus can do virtually the same things at half the price. Why isn't it held in higher esteem? These are the kinds of questions with no good answers.

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But what you’re missing is that there is a fundamental value to a smartphone vis-a-vis speed of accessing information. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 10:37 3
- I'm not missing anything. I'm challenging misconceptions about valuation. - David Feb 9, 10:43 2
  - Well, you’re missing that I’m agreeing with you in large part, that’s for sure. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 11:02 1
    - Heh, fair enough.\ - David Feb 9, 11:11
I'm specifically talking about assets/commodities as opposed to products that can reflect branding/marketing influence. -- nm - rollo Feb 9, 10:33 1
- The same argument applies, the way I look at it. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 10:44

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All of these are discussions of perception vs. reality.

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