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520 points omnibrain | 5 comments | 30 Mar 24 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.64s | source
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instagraham ◴[30 Mar 24 17:21 UTC] No.39876705[source]▶
Why are most comments referring to having used this in the past tense? I was under the impression that it was still the best image viewer in town, on Windows at least
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thih9 ◴[30 Mar 24 17:46 UTC] No.39876948[source]▶
Most people look at images via browser these days.
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1. pdntspa ◴[30 Mar 24 18:19 UTC] No.39877268[source]▶
Who cares what 'most people do'? Why are we constantly resorting to this tired refrain of "majority rules"? Have you all forgotten that niche things exist?
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2. Rinzler89 ◴[30 Mar 24 18:42 UTC] No.39877475[source]▶
>Who cares what 'most people do'?

Democracy and economics.

>Why are we constantly resorting to this tired refrain of "majority rules"?

It's not constantly, it's the answer to this question. Why are you getting your knickers in a twist?

In this case he gave the answer to the question of why Irfan view isn't popular anymore and the answer is because the majority of people have moved on.

It's not something he decided or that he can change, it's just the fact and he's reported it to you. The fact that you don't like the reality, is your own issue.

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4. scubbo ◴[30 Mar 24 20:30 UTC] No.39878336[source]▶
> Why are most comments referring to having used this in the past tense?

> Who cares what 'most people do'?

Someone trying to understand why _most_ comments reflect a certain behaviour is, by definition, someone who cares about understanding what "what most people do".

5. thih9 ◴[30 Mar 24 21:00 UTC] No.39878615[source]▶
Niche things by definition are less popular. In my grandparent comment I was explaining why standalone image viewers are less popular. Looks like we agree.