> They lack a network effect that makes them grow. Isn't lack of fast growth a good thing? I swear, I left every social network in the two years after my mom jo

> They lack a network effect that makes them grow. Isn't lack of fast growth a good thing? I swear, I left every social network in the two years after my mom joined. At some point of a network popularity, it feels like there is an influx of people who want to talk to you but lack reading comprehension to read your answers. Or maybe it's specifically that every "become popular fast" algorithm tries to repeatedly throw you to them. Curating a corner of web for yourself takes time and effort, and if a social network popularity outpaces you, then you just can't do that.