> Yes, many people have this fatalistic perspective about FB but they shouldn't because Zuckerberg can't buy all the competition. But the competition will have

> Yes, many people have this fatalistic perspective about FB but they shouldn't because Zuckerberg can't buy all the competition. But the competition will have to get money somewhere. Either from VCs (who will sell) or somewhere else, like from the users - but then Facebook can just copy the product and make it free, and take over that way. Software is eating the world. In real world, there's a place for second best woodcutter, and for third best and for millions more. There's not place for second best Twitter or second best Facebook, or "the second best new thing", and people will always rather pay with their data than with money. Facebook Google and Microsoft and Amazon and other megacorps are here to stay. They are humanity's future. We are in a pit and will never climb out. ... You know, maybe nuclear war isn't such a bad thing after all.