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There is a reason why I would never use such service like Prismatic. The main problem for me here is that it creates a confined universe for you where you are s
by kia 14y ago
There is a reason why I would never use such service like Prismatic. The main problem for me here is that it creates a confined universe for you where you are surrounded by only "relevant" information. For example I don't care much about fashion, but once in a while reading NY Times I stumble upon a very interesting articles about new trends in fashion or its history. It makes me think out of the box and expands my knowledge. There is no way a service like Prismatic would provide me with such articles based on my interests.
- plinkplonk 14y agoNobody confines you to reading only articles surfaced by Prismatic. (and it does a great job btw) If you could choose between universe where you don't have Prismatic and another where you have the option of using it, you'd seriously prefer the former?
- bradfordcross 14y agoYou are bucketing Prismatic with "other services" without trying it or understanding what it does. Give it a shot, I think you'll find that it is designed to increase those serendipitous finds, not to filter signal from noise.
- riffraff 14y agoI like prismatic, but it doesn't increase _that_ kind of serendipitous finds. I follow mostly techie and economics topics, and I have never seen a fashion article. Heck, I'd consider it a bug if I did :) (I do not think that is the job prismatic should be doing either)