I actually think this is (at least partly) because people have a limited amount of time and cannot consider all options exhaustively or even at a surface level. So what comes into play then is a cognitive bias called “social proof”.
From Wikipedia: When a person is in a situation where they are unsure of the correct way to behave, they will often look to others for clues concerning the correct behavior. When "we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more accurate than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action"
.. and I definitely think choosing a frontend-technology is an ambiguous situation 😊
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I actually think this is (at least partly) because people have a limited amount of time and cannot consider all options exhaustively or even at a surface level. So what comes into play then is a cognitive bias called “social proof”.
From Wikipedia: When a person is in a situation where they are unsure of the correct way to behave, they will often look to others for clues concerning the correct behavior. When "we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more accurate than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action"
.. and I definitely think choosing a frontend-technology is an ambiguous situation 😊