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0 pointsthomassmith656mo ago0 comments

It's the lack of pragmatism.

"Sure, people claim the kitchen knife has been a solved problem for hundreds of years, but what if there was a kitchen knife that had a battery inside and cost $500?"

And if this version of the knife doesn't connect to the cloud, the next one will.

It all seems quite gimmicky.

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wisty6mo ago

That's cynicism.

Everything has pros and cons. You haven't said a single pro. You haven't added any real cons to what I said, and made up hypothetical ones.

It's a sales pitch so you're saying why you wouldn't buy it. I'm not ordering one either, 500 is a bit steep for me. If he just showed off the technology, I suspect people here would be more enthusiastic about it, even if you wouldn't bother to buy it yourself.

I'm not saying you're wrong (at the price point), but that the framing of whether we're going to buy it is a result of the marketing.

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arp2426mo ago

> if this version of the knife doesn't connect to the cloud, the next one will.

That's just ugly cynicism. And I'm willing to bet a good amount of money the "next one" from this company won't. But it doesn't matter because this one doesn't and we're talking about this one, not some hypothetical that may never arrive.

thomassmith65OP6mo ago

If the rechargeable vibrator-knife becomes a fixture of kitchens around the world, it will prove the accusation of 'cynicism'. Until then, whether it's cynicism or sobriety is a matter of opinion.

2muchcoffeeman6mo ago

Kudos if they develop a knife that blunts itself when your subscription expires.

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