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There has got to be a saturation point in apps like this. Kind of like Knuth's Tex codebase, at some point it is finished and you just need bugfixes. So subje
by foobarian 4y ago
There has got to be a saturation point in apps like this. Kind of like Knuth's Tex codebase, at some point it is finished and you just need bugfixes. So subjecting a product like that to indefinite mandatory revenue increases is bound to ruin it sooner or later.
It makes me wonder, what would it take to run a social network in steady state? It sounds like it would need to be a non-profit or at least private organization. Closest examples that come to mind are Craigslist or Wikipedia.
- rchaud 4y agoInstagram's product is distraction. It's never finished. People learn and adapt to avoid IG's addiction mechanisms. IG then has to zag its approach to get "viewing time" numbers back up.
- stanford_labrat 4y agoMakes you wonder what the steady state features would be. DM/group chat, chronological/activity based feed, friends, personal profile, maybe group pages? Seems pretty simple and honestly a lot like early facebook. I would definitely pay for something like above if it meant 0 ads, I despise ads and go out of my way to avoid them when I can.
- Mezzie 4y agoI'd add decent search (looking at you, Reddit) and the ability to easily share and discuss MULTIPLE articles/resources/etc at once as a single topic.