USB-C Port glitchy AF on my Drop SHIFT, arrrrgh help
As above, my keyboard routinely drops connection with my computer; I've tried three different computers, they're not the issue. It resolves itself after being "hard reset" (unplugged), but it's driving me insane because obviously it acts up more when I need it most. All drivers seem to be up to date, any thoughts? (I've also changed the cable, please ppl)
Jan 9, 2024
In seriousness, I think some sort of statement of purpose would be beneficial. Maybe there already is one and I've missed it.
I guess one motive would be (or at least I see this as being a side effect of what's happening) for Massdrop to change its image from a vendor / product aggregator with a good community to a good community that also aggregates products based on the needs of the community made apparent by these discussion fora. Community-first, rather than market-first.
I love meta questions and discussions and would love to hear Massdrop's take / reasoning for this.
I can definitely answer this. When we started Massdrop, it was originally focused on helping members of different enthusiast communities run group buys more effectively. As we grew, we added polling features, a discussion section as part of the group buy process, started helping the community create new, original products, organize meetups and events, created and posted original content and a lot more.
Over time, the vision for the company evolved to be something much bigger. We decided to start focusing first and foremost on building a great community focused on different interests and hobbies. Buying things are a really important part of that, but as we're growing, we're focusing on launching a ton more features focused *solely* on helping the community interact with each other in a better way.
This talk section is the first of many to come and is a great way to see how the Massdrop community interacts on site. In terms of category of threads, we'd rather see posts that are really thoughtful or original than aiming for having as many threads created as possible.
An example would be @Claghorn's post: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/134/an-inductive-approach-to-discovering-your-style is overall a great thread since it helps make the Men's Style community more accessible to new people that are genuinely interested in getting started. At the same time, the thread is a great place for people that are more advanced members of the community to discuss and debate.
Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions you guys have.