Masolino
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Ah but don't forget that even average persons' reviews are still not the
same as "independent" reviews, as people do read professional reviews
themselves and aren't as immune to marketing ploys as you seem to
be. While your approach is obviously so much more than sheer reliance
on "word of mouth," it does not (imo) warrant the air of total neutrality
or objectivity your posts appear so confidantly to imply. Perception
colored by personal preferences (which in turn may be colored by
collective perceptions which in turn...you get the point) dominates our
buying decisions. That's a consumer's fate living in an information
saturated society like ours, and there is no escaping it: even our
so-called "needs" can be just desires under influence and shaped
tastes, and this is where I find the original poster's words to have their
ring of truth, so to speak.
Originally Posted by Shaikoten Of course none of my "research" is first hand lab research, as I don't have the deepest pockets around |
Ah but don't forget that even average persons' reviews are still not the
same as "independent" reviews, as people do read professional reviews
themselves and aren't as immune to marketing ploys as you seem to
be. While your approach is obviously so much more than sheer reliance
on "word of mouth," it does not (imo) warrant the air of total neutrality
or objectivity your posts appear so confidantly to imply. Perception
colored by personal preferences (which in turn may be colored by
collective perceptions which in turn...you get the point) dominates our
buying decisions. That's a consumer's fate living in an information
saturated society like ours, and there is no escaping it: even our
so-called "needs" can be just desires under influence and shaped
tastes, and this is where I find the original poster's words to have their
ring of truth, so to speak.