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I agree. As a programmer I never believe this is actual interaction of people but instead random events programmed to show up to spoof activity. There's no way
by Phreaker00 1y ago
I agree. As a programmer I never believe this is actual interaction of people but instead random events programmed to show up to spoof activity. There's no way to verify the truthfulness of the data. As a consequence I distrust the website and make an effort to find a different seller.
- hnuser123456 1y agoYes, but we're not typical customers.
- barbazoo 1y agoMakes it even worse if they find actual people to deceive.
- kulkarniankita 1y agowhat would make you trust us? I am asking so I can show more legitimacy as I'm also a programmer and I agree with you
- Phreaker00 1y agoWhat you're trying to solve is a form of social validation and trust that brick and mortar stores implicitly have: 1. They have to have spent a reasonable amount of money to actually be there; 2. A busy store with lots of people at the registers means there's enough trust to spend money here. To solve this in a virtual environment you'd need a comparable amount of implicit trust. For #1 it's doable: have a trustworthy domain name. Amazon.com is a lot more trustworthy than look-at-my-shop.tk. For #2 I don't think there's a trustworthy equivalent, since it's either off-site by a third party or unverifiable by users.