> I think they just got where they are because they filled a void Don't forget the brazen theft (remember Stories and 'Suggested for You', aka Snapchat and Tik

> I think they just got where they are because they filled a void Don't forget the brazen theft (remember Stories and 'Suggested for You', aka Snapchat and TikTok). Or the cozy relationship with power, or all the ad money from scammers that would be easily blocked (were there any intention to do so). I guess all that could be called 'taking advantage of network effects', in the same way you can call torture 'enhanced interrogation' or a coup 'regime change'. My point may be murky - I'm saying, they're not just dumb; they're immoral bullies too... I don't expect high morality from giant corporations, but I wouldn't Occam's handwave all this away as incompetence either.