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What? I never said they were mutually exclusive? Far from a conflict, what you're describing is exactly the network effect: it both became large because it was
by qeternity 8y ago
What? I never said they were mutually exclusive? Far from a conflict, what you're describing is exactly the network effect: it both became large because it was superior, and it's size/growth contributed to it's superiority. This is the flywheel that is the network effect.
- zentiggr 8y agoIf only that flywheel didn't throw off all common sense and "don't be evil" tendencies... greed dominates eventually and everyone pays the price until a critical tipping point event comes and everyone finally realizes they have to go now. Those tipping points are just too subtle until after a lot of damage has been done.