The Log: Earn My Trust, Earn My Money →

chrisbowler:

I’ve learned a lot from being involved in web communities in the past few years. One of the most important to me is that I choose to use my ability as a consumer to support things I believe in. That’s why I buy computers from Apple. It’s also why I buy milk and eggs from a farm outside of town and bread from a bakery on the other side of town. It costs me more money, but I get so much more value.

Awesome. I love when the people’s opinons you value in a certain topic or area of interest impress you outside of their expertise (i.e. consuming content and technology)… on a level where their insight brings you closer inside their personality and how they choose to live in their day to day lives. As he says, “… his body of work and the manner in which he carries himself have earned him my trust… “

I too have learned quite a bit from the web communities I’ve chosen to be part of. It’s kind of magical.