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<blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 9713168" data-attributes="member: 25818">I am, by nature, suspicious and paranoid. I do not trust anyone who announces anything -- they all have an agenda. The more people hype, the more I'm convinced it's going to be a dog. I have zero expectations for products to start with; that way, I find I can approach it more honestly, and when something is actually good it's a pleasant surprise.1 mention:&nbsp; I'm curious about it.2-3 mentions:&nbsp; I start to question my curiosity in it.4-5 mentions:&nbsp; I'm pretty sure people have been drinking the Kool Aid.6-7 mentions:&nbsp; The contrarian in me starts to push against giving it a try at all.8-9 mentions:&nbsp; I start to get tired of the constant hype.10-11 mentions:&nbsp; Seriously, you need to shut up about this.12+ mentions:&nbsp; You lost me, I'll never be interested in it again.I like finding &quot;hidden gems&quot; and I'm amused when anybody says, &quot;&lt;product everyone has heard of, that is widely advertised&gt; is a hidden gem! Highly underrated!&quot; If everyone has heard of it, it's not &quot;hidden.&quot; Let the quality speak for itself; I kind of assume that &quot;hype&quot; is the substitute many people use when the product they're pushing lacks quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RealAlHazred, post: 9713168, member: 25818"] I am, by nature, suspicious and paranoid. I do not trust anyone who announces anything -- they all have an agenda. The more people hype, the more I'm convinced it's going to be a dog. I have zero expectations for products to start with; that way, I find I can approach it more honestly, and when something is actually good it's a pleasant surprise. 1 mention: I'm curious about it. 2-3 mentions: I start to question my curiosity in it. 4-5 mentions: I'm pretty sure people have been drinking the Kool Aid. 6-7 mentions: The contrarian in me starts to push against giving it a try at all. 8-9 mentions: I start to get tired of the constant hype. 10-11 mentions: Seriously, you need to shut up about this. 12+ mentions: You lost me, I'll never be interested in it again. I like finding "hidden gems" and I'm amused when anybody says, "<product everyone has heard of, that is widely advertised> is a hidden gem! Highly underrated!" If everyone has heard of it, it's not "hidden." Let the quality speak for itself; I kind of assume that "hype" is the substitute many people use when the product they're pushing lacks quality. [/QUOTE]

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