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Facebook described in 50 years: a network where real world relationships were gamified and users competed for popularity. The network eventually died because th

by osrec 8y ago

Facebook described in 50 years: a network where real world relationships were gamified and users competed for popularity. The network eventually died because the relationships it represented became meaningless in the eyes of its users, and the perceived value of the "game" fell to virtually zero.

JoeAltmaier 8y ago
I'm ahead of my time!
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elliekelly 8y ago
Meaningless at best. For some users the relationships and one-upmanship is detrimental to their mental/emotional wellbeing.
- icelancer 8y ago
  Why would people think that this is unique to Facebook? For a lot of people, relationships and one-upmanship is detrimental to their mental state... offline.
  - zapzupnz 8y ago
    Heck yeah. For instance, Tall Poppy Syndrome is a national sport in New Zealand unless rugby is involved.
jsemrau 8y ago
Facebook in 50 years : People wanted World of Warcraft but got Star Wars Galaxies instead.
- pretendscholar 8y ago
  Star Wars Galaxies was great dammit