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I think a social network is slightly different from the other companies where that argument applies. The Internet was a fun place with 300m people on it, but gr
by bonaldi 11y ago
I think a social network is slightly different from the other companies where that argument applies. The Internet was a fun place with 300m people on it, but growth made it better. Same with Facebook. People bring problems, but in general networks are better with more of them around.
- ethbro 11y agoSome crotchety old timers might argue that point. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September
- _cudgel 11y agoAs a crotchety old timer, I agree completely.
- bonaldi 11y agoYou'd take Usenet over everything else we got from the growth of the network, from Amazon to MP3s?
- ethbro 11y agoThere's a lot of different distinctions to be made (or argued against) regarding the "who" of the network, rather than the "what". I think HN comments would be a prime example that simpler-functionality-with-higher-quality-participants is a valued combination.
- _cudgel 11y agoI'd take fewer people online in general. The number of people that are glued to their smartphones because of all this supposed progress frightens me.