Facebook is more like AOL: aimed at the non-hard-core users. "Hackers" represent a tiny fraction of computer users, maximizing market share and maximizing stock

Facebook is more like AOL: aimed at the non-hard-core users. "Hackers" represent a tiny fraction of computer users, maximizing market share and maximizing stock value would mean catering to everyone except the "elite." Furthermore, as FB tends to cater to the popular crowd, I'll refer you to a PG essay on the impedance mismatch between the populars and the nerds: http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html