Absolutely. I endorse this statement, sez this former tech writer.
Up until today, the only thing I knew about that was the CarTalk gag, "Euripides pants, Eumenides pants.
Carefully consider what actually makes you happy. Do not assume that you will like anything that’s popular and dislike something that other people don’t care for. Read the most well-written negative reviews of any product you’re unsure about buying. They will let you know if the things that are disliked about it by people are things that you care about. Ignore any review that gives full marks and can find no flaws, but take seriously any review that is almost entirely positive but gives just short of full marks. A reviewer’s history in their scores for products is more important than their score for one particular product in telling you how they feel about it, although for nonprofessional reviewers it’s hard to get a good overview of their history.