Sales Hype Skepticism

Users criticize posts and companies for prioritizing salesmanship, hype, and pushing unnecessary or inferior products over genuine value, often accusing them of dishonesty or fraud.

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deankennedy.com MRSP e.g AI YC BS wikipedia.org ERBN LRBN TV sell selling trying sell salesman product sales sell product products don awards buy

Sample Comments

PeterZaitsev Apr 10, 2024 View on HN

You shall never let pesky truth to interfere with selling :)

ahazred8ta Aug 21, 2023 View on HN

“Anyone who says differently is selling something.”

techrat Oct 12, 2014 View on HN

This reads like something from someone with a product to sell.

99812381 Dec 16, 2017 View on HN

Most people with reasoned interactions around here want to sell something...

ethn May 9, 2017 View on HN

"If they're not selling something to you, they're selling you" -Anonymous

bluecheese452 Nov 29, 2025 View on HN

There is an ai strategy if you are selling hype instead of products.

JohnFen Mar 10, 2023 View on HN

Companies can and do succeed selling things people don't really want.

rullelito Aug 8, 2025 View on HN

e.g. how to not be fooled by salesmen.

kerkeslager Apr 15, 2020 View on HN

Hacker News, where the problem with lying to people to sell them inferior products they don't need is that it costs too much.

Retric Aug 10, 2016 View on HN

Convincing people to buy stuff they don't need is very common road to wealth.