tgif! in honor of @dwr, please drop your favorite examples of stated vs revealed preferences. i'll go first: stated preference: "i care about privacy" revealed preference: spends hours on TikTok stated preference: "there is more to life than looks" revealed preference: chooses the more attractive date each time
stated preference: I want to have more toned legs revealed preference: picking the e-bike over the manual every time
Stated pref: I care a lot about my health Revealed pref: “Any pizza can be a personal pizza if you try hard enough”
Stated preference: I want to learn a new language Revealed preference: anything and everything (including sleep) that happens during my allotted “practice time” 😭
stated: i believe financial freedom is possible via blockchain powered defi revealed: i'mma ape into this latest memecoin
stated: "your private key cannot possibly leave the device" revealed: "but I really want 9.99/month from users"
Stated preference: "trying to reduce carbon footprint by driving a tesla." Revealed preference: uses disposable one-use batteries at home.
Stated preference: “I love seafood” Revealed preference: always orders the burger.
state preference: I try to be healthy revealed preference: has never turned down a daquiri happy fri-yay
Stated preference: It's absolutely nobody's business what I do with my money. Revealed preference: doxxed address on a public ledger blockchain. All personal repositories are also public.
stated pref: build! revealed pref: cast!
stated: “I care about governance” revealed: 🟪 participation rates (which tbh are relatively high) stated: “base is decentralized” revealed: the only sequencer is run by a regulated MSB stated: “we find crazy ambitious founders” revealed: won’t lead your round but will join if someone famous does
Stated pref: “We need to onboard more users into web3” Revealed pref: “Works on infra instead of app layer products”
Stated: I want to read more books Reveled: spend lots of time on social networks
stated preference: "I love sunshine" revealed preference: "I spend my spring + summer in LA gloom"
stated: i like to read books revealed: just listen to audiobooks and youtube commentaries 😅
i care about washing my face but i dont do it as much as id like
Stated: "build in public" Revealed: "I'll launch when it's finished" Stated: "people should move to new states if their local laws don't match their values" Revealed: remains in my state where local laws don't match my values (and I feel trapped!) Stated: "tv in bed is bad" Revealed: on my phone in bed every night
A lot of this in the adult space. PH has a taste profile you can fill out when you sign up for an account, but also uses ML-powered recommendations. So do you show them the content they say they wanted, or more of what they actually watched?
stated preference: "I want to sleep for 8 hours and wake up early" revealed preference: "I stay awake until 2 am"
sp: “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful” rp: “we’ve made 2 investments this year”
Stated: "I don't like the mobile phone duopoly." Revealed: Is on Android half the time since the SailfishOS camera sucks.
Stated: I’m gonna get good at risk management Revealed: ape into memecoins
Stated preference: I've got that dawg in me. Revealed preference: I haven't got that dawg in me.
Stated preference: downloads all these podcasts, ebooks for flights Revealed preference: listens to that one damn playlist
stated : cares about self custody revealed : uses ledger kek
Especially w a lot of young ppl my age: stated preference: “capitalism is evil” revealed preference: *enjoys having basic needs met like access to a well-stocked supermarket* stated preference: “modern humans have destroyed the world, today sucks!” revealed preference: *prefers living now vs. the Middle Ages*
Stated: "Twitter has too much noise." Revealed: Still spend too much time Twitting and not Casting.
sp: “Tesla’s are the Nickelback of electric cars” rp: chooses a fully-loaded electric BMW Oh and Happy Birthday
Started: It is almost impossible to pursue hobbies in a meaningful way when you have kids. Revealed: Yeah that’s true and it sucks. (Still wouldn’t trade it for the world)
stated preference: 'i'll answer this cast with both stated and revealed preferences" revealed preference: "i have a fundamental misunderstanding of what stated and revealed preferences are"
Ahh The Ballet Problem. Do you want a ballet in your city? Yes. City gets a ballet. When was the last time you went to the ballet? 🤔
stated: i’m so excited to cast more and meet super awesome and creative innovators building the future! revealed: *lurks like a shy little goblin who hasn’t been doing The Work to battle imposter syndrome in therapy*
Stated: community building is important Revealed: hangs out with the same small number of people Stated: the pie is larger than you think. Sharing is caring Revealed: don’t share favourite shoes with daughter
stated: “I want well-trained dogs that I can take anywhere” revealed: doesn’t put any meaningful, sustained effort into training
stated pref: i’m in it for the art revealed pref: checks floors daily
stated preference: "decentralised data network" revealed preference: "I hated devops. so can make firebase but decentralised?"
Stated preference: Web3 should be inclusive and reduce the barrier to entry. Revealed preference: Token gate everything.
Stated preference: “i hate Elon and will never use Twitter again.” Revealed preference: on Twitter daily
SP: "it is our national policy to encourage entrepreneurship!" RP: "here's how you file your taxes as an individual entrepreneur"
stated preference: revealed preference revealed preference: stated preference
Stated: cats Revealed: allergic to cats, just likes looking at pictures on the internet