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And MySpace was better all around in objective terms, but facebook was dumbed down for mass appeal so it won out?

• wnevets 7y ago
  >was dumbed down for mass appeal so it won out? thats usually how it works
  • jimmaswell 7y ago
    Yes, I just don't think the analogy worked very well.
• ethbro 7y ago
  This is a false narrative. Facebook better optimized for the fact that most people are too stupid to avoid using full-page background images and auto-playing music.
  • jimmaswell 7y ago
    I thought it was a lot cooler back then. People got their own customized little places about themselves, maybe with some fun media playing. Now it's all boring and sterilized.
    • ethbro 7y ago
      It was a blessing and a curse. The internet in general is probably "better designed" now, but also way more homogenized and boring.