Chris Albon: note-taking and writing apps are like mattresses — no one can tell if they're good

chrisalbon · x · 2026-11-03

Chris Albon quotes Andy Masley's quip that mattresses and e-readers are products consumers can never truly verify — everyone writes recommendations they retract a year later, "we are in the dark" — and applies it to note-taking and writing apps, suggesting users similarly lack any direct epistemic access to whether these AI tools are actually good.

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Chris Albon: note-taking and writing apps are like mattresses — no one can tell if they're good

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