HACKER Q&A
📣 kleinvin

Would You Pay for a Recommendation?


Would you pay for expert advice before making a purchase?

For example say you want to start playing guitar, you pay to be connected to a guitarist that gives you personalized advice on what best guitar to buy. Or for example, you are a parent, what is the best video game console + monitor you can buy for your son? Would appreciate to hear some thoughts.

  👤 h2odragon Accepted Answer ✓
Yes, and not just for the recco, but for the "why you suggest this / what's the competition" discussion that compresses months or years of relevant knowledge down to say, 30min of advice hopefully tailored to your need.

The problem is, where do you find that being sold, and how can you trust the vendor, for all but a few recognized fields where such consultations are normal practice.

👤 enonevets
Personally no. Half the joy of shopping in a category I'm unfamiliar with is learning the difference and figuring out what I prefer. And recommendations, no matter who they're from, can be wildly biased and subjective.

In your example above, best video game console will vary wildly based on who the intended audience is for.