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"The key thing that most people in tech don't appear to grok very easily is that the overwhelming majority of web services like search engines, social media, ad
by freeone3000 4y ago
"The key thing that most people in tech don't appear to grok very easily is that the overwhelming majority of web services like search engines, social media, ad-driven news websites, etc are all things that users place practically zero value on."
Then why did we build them? This seems like a massive waste of effort.
- beachy 4y agoBecause of scale. A few bucks value per user adds up when there are billions of users.
- onion2k 4y agoThe things themselves are very useful. They're just not things people will pay for. It's quite weird.
- LocalH 4y agoWhy does everything have to be something someone would pay for, to keep it from devolving into some of the most disgusting behavior? Why is money always the primary driving factor? Society will remain stuck until we realize that money should not be the driving factor for everything.