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This particular thread seeks to understand why people start agreeing with everyone else when they themselves have no experience on the (insert whatever they are saying here).
The most specific example I have of this is Windows Vista. This is not a discussion about whether the program is a good one or not this is about the scenario I will show you.
My friend has been telling me for the last year how much Vista sucks how it's a horrible program and no one should get it and won't the world be great once Windows 7 comes out. This is his opinion and as such he is entitled to it.
My issue is that recently I upgraded to a new laptop that came bundled with Vista. Now I personally love it. I think it's great and it has features that I didn't even realize I was missing until I had them.
Now what happened when I told my friend how much I loved it is that he was like, "Oh well (insert various names of other people) didn't like it"
I naturally asked what issues he had as I know he utilizes his computer in some ways similar to what I do. He then reveals to me that he personally has never used Vista and his entire basis for vehmently hating it is because other people hate it.
It got me to thinking how many times I have been told things are bad or suck that was not really an opinion based on that person's experience.
Now I am very glad that my blanket policy is to try something, within reason, anyway.
The most specific example I have of this is Windows Vista. This is not a discussion about whether the program is a good one or not this is about the scenario I will show you.
My friend has been telling me for the last year how much Vista sucks how it's a horrible program and no one should get it and won't the world be great once Windows 7 comes out. This is his opinion and as such he is entitled to it.
My issue is that recently I upgraded to a new laptop that came bundled with Vista. Now I personally love it. I think it's great and it has features that I didn't even realize I was missing until I had them.
Now what happened when I told my friend how much I loved it is that he was like, "Oh well (insert various names of other people) didn't like it"
I naturally asked what issues he had as I know he utilizes his computer in some ways similar to what I do. He then reveals to me that he personally has never used Vista and his entire basis for vehmently hating it is because other people hate it.
It got me to thinking how many times I have been told things are bad or suck that was not really an opinion based on that person's experience.
Now I am very glad that my blanket policy is to try something, within reason, anyway.
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