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That's true. It's been noted that, "The things that make TikTok or Twitter worth reading are generated by users who feel like they’re creating things."[1]. So t
by cratermoon 3y ago
That's true. It's been noted that, "The things that make TikTok or Twitter worth reading are generated by users who feel like they’re creating things."[1]. So the platforms and their defenders may try to portray users as getting something for free, the reality is that the users themselves are the ones that create the "something" that has real value. Almost anyone on HN will tell you they can effortlessly create a Twitter/reddit/IG clone, but they're wrong: They're only creating a mechanism. The real value lies in the content.
1 https://tedium.co/2023/06/21/reddit-api-free-rider-problem/ https://tedium.co/2023/06/21/reddit-api-free-rider-problem/