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I would say that this is literally the idea that I wanted to convey in the project: quite often there are no correct answers.

The goal of the project is to show where mistakes are most often made and try to make them in a simulation, be it a quiz or a market simulation, rather than in real life.


I'm sorry you didn't find it valuable. It happens. I was hoping it would help beginners.

If your experience suggests otherwise, it's not the best option for you.

Thank you again for your time.


You seem to be well intentioned, but you are really not doing beginners a favour by feeding them AI slop. I would not expect introductory material to be useful to me, but my point is that given there is plenty of educational content written by experts providing a low quality alternative is harmful. I feel sorry for people who waste time trying to learn from this site.


Okay, you can see this however you want.

I'm completely transparent and showing you all the project's work in detail, and I'm not asking for money.

I'm not trying to convince you of anything or prove anything. I heard your comment.


Fair point.

Thank you, the task is actually not easy, because in this scenario there is no truly positive outcome; all the options are bad, and you're choosing from the worst, and that's exactly what happens in real life.

I specifically factored this into some of the scenarios. The goal isn't to guess the right one; the goal is to see what the choice leads to.

I'll take your comment more seriously because it may not be as clear as I'd like.


Thank you so much. Bugs are incredibly hard to find, and you helped me out.


Thanks for investing 10 minutes! Hearing that the theory and scenarios provide value is huge for me.

I suspected the UI might be too "loud." It’s a delicate balance between style and usability, and I might have pushed the brutalism too far.

Regarding the Simulation "nope out" moment — was it simply unclear what to do (lack of buttons/direction), or was the screen just too overwhelming with numbers?


Unclear what to do. I obviously could have invested another 30s and figured it out.

I really like the scenarios - i think there's a lot of value there. I wonder if you can double down on that somehow.


Ah, got it.

Thanks again, I still need to work on the user interface to make things clearer and more understandable.


Honestly? That is the real reason.

I miss the era when the web was raw, weird, and unpolished. Modern UI feels too sanitized and corporate.

The "Neo-Brutalist" label is just a convenient modern excuse to bring back the fun chaos of the Geocities days without looking outdated. Glad it hit the nostalgia nerve!


Please don't use AI for posting comments.


Sorry, English is not my native language like billions of people on the planet.


Then why make a product whose purpose it is to convey written technical information to users of that language, if it's also a language that you need assistance in to communicate properly with?


I couldn't tell they replied to me with AI (it didn't read like it did to me, but I could be wrong).

But even if they did, one thing I'm sympathetic to is that English is not everyone's first language. Again, I don't know if that applies here, but it's a good reason that some might want to run their comments through an LLM. I don't think there should be a blanket rule on this.


It creates a fascinating paradox, doesn't it?

As an engineer/user, I also hate popups, waiting lists, and "urgency." They feel manipulative. But as a business owner looking at the dashboard, I see that removing them drops conversion by 40%.

The simulation is designed to test "Market Reality" vs "Personal Taste."

The goal is to see if you can swallow that pill to optimize the P&L, or if you stick to your principles and risk lower margins.

Both are valid choices in the game.


... if your target market is people who believe "50% off for a limited time", that is.


This is the market and this is how it works.

There are a lot of tips, if one doesn't suit you, you can leave it alone or give me yours and I'll add it to the simulation.


:) The simulation seems to be for people selling $999 “ courses”.

It’s good that you can make money from that. Or sad? I’m not sure.


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