Mike Knapp
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Most of the tweaks I use are either very cheap (under 20 bucks) or I will only try them if I can return them and get my money back if they dont work. I suppose most of the other tweakers are the same.
So I ask this.
What would motivate us to "believe" that something made a difference when in fact it did not?
The placebo effect?: This should really only work if we knew we couldnt return the product. Then we would need to justify the money spent in some way and convince ourselves that it made a difference. Since we can return the items that dont have an effect, and few are returned....well?
Peer pressure?: This is a powerful one if you are in the presence of the people. But c'mon, on the internet? If someone would convince themselves to spend 300 dollars (and keep the item) on something that did not perform just to be accepted by an internet group they have deeper problems than "imagining" the differences in tweaking.
Lack of proper testing procedure?: We dont subject everything we buy to some rigorous tests to judge it's worth, is it really reasonable to expect different when spending 100 bucks on a pair of interconnects?
So, what exactly is our motivation? Why would we spend "foolish amounts" of money on something that yields no results when all we need do is return it or just keep our mouths shut about getting it in the first place? Why do you think we subject ourselves to the constant ridicule?
In every crime story, the prosecution must provide motive. The skeptics seem bent on prosecuting (or is that persecuting? ) us...so, where is our motive? What do you think makes us tick?
I asked for opinions so of course there are no wrong answers.
Mike looking for some clues Knapp
So I ask this.
What would motivate us to "believe" that something made a difference when in fact it did not?
The placebo effect?: This should really only work if we knew we couldnt return the product. Then we would need to justify the money spent in some way and convince ourselves that it made a difference. Since we can return the items that dont have an effect, and few are returned....well?
Peer pressure?: This is a powerful one if you are in the presence of the people. But c'mon, on the internet? If someone would convince themselves to spend 300 dollars (and keep the item) on something that did not perform just to be accepted by an internet group they have deeper problems than "imagining" the differences in tweaking.
Lack of proper testing procedure?: We dont subject everything we buy to some rigorous tests to judge it's worth, is it really reasonable to expect different when spending 100 bucks on a pair of interconnects?
So, what exactly is our motivation? Why would we spend "foolish amounts" of money on something that yields no results when all we need do is return it or just keep our mouths shut about getting it in the first place? Why do you think we subject ourselves to the constant ridicule?
In every crime story, the prosecution must provide motive. The skeptics seem bent on prosecuting (or is that persecuting? ) us...so, where is our motive? What do you think makes us tick?
I asked for opinions so of course there are no wrong answers.
Mike looking for some clues Knapp