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Social Media as an idea was great when it started. But like any idea, when taken to an extreme, it tends to do disservice to its many participants. It seems oft
by not-sbrin 9y ago
Social Media as an idea was great when it started. But like any idea, when taken to an extreme, it tends to do disservice to its many participants. It seems often some product ideas are just better when they are not scaled. Craigslist, HN news, Basecamp - are good examples.
- white-flame 9y agoI think you should replace "taken to an extreme" with "monetized in the pursuit of mythical unbounded growth". It's usually not the concept itself taken to the extreme, it's all the other crap bolted on because otherwise it's merely profitable, and that doesn't suffice anymore.