I've heard exactly the same response before and I shared your reaction.

The other thing that makes "dogfood" make sense is that sometimes you aren't the direct target audience of the product. So: would you feed this to your own dog?

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thevinter 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes but isn't it a bit weird to be implying your customers are dogs?

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voidfunc 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Our customers are morons for using our products and dogs are personable but pretty stupid so yea, makes a lot of sense.

	▲	nandomrumber 4 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> dogs are personable but pretty stupid There are people who still believe this. Sorry, dumb cunts. There are dumb cunts who still believe this.

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xp84 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Idk some people love dogs a lot. Maybe more than people!

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grosswait 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No. The idea is until it receives the chef’s kiss, it’s dog food.

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Quarrelsome 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think in the analogy that we're the dogs.

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Ylpertnodi 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Metaphor confuses, literally.