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And yet still they're the most popular sites, why hasn't everyone moved to an objectively better solution?

• jacquesm 3y ago
  Inertia, convenience.
• AlchemistCamp 3y ago
  Network effects.
  • mavhc 3y ago
    Network effects are good for the creators who make it big. Is there a way to build a recommendation engine with a distributed system? Or a search engine?
• Astraco 3y ago
  Because it comes configured on your phone or browser, and learning to use new tools implies will and effort.
  • mavhc 3y ago
    Your non phone computer comes with Edge/Safari, yet most people use Chrome
    • Astraco 3y ago
      Because Google pester you constantly to install it.
• BobaFloutist 3y ago
  Youtube is a great website with Ublock (or premium, I assume). It's borderline unusable without, which is why people are so reluctant to shell out for premium - the ads feel less like a reasonable attempt to monetize, and more like an attempt to push people to premium.