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Can the word "competitor" really be used to describe something that can't compete? It's an alternative, one which the world would be way better off adopting, b

by yosito 2y ago

Can the word "competitor" really be used to describe something that can't compete? It's an alternative, one which the world would be way better off adopting, but far from being a competitor, unfortunately.

aniviacat 2y ago
Even if you're last place you're still part of the competition
- noufalibrahim 2y ago
  In theory but not really in practice. Just like my toy compiler is not really competing with gcc or llvm. I wonder though if the "decentralised" thing is really a feature for the audience that tiktok serves.
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  - aniviacat 2y ago
    Perhaps "ad-free" and "not about to be banned in the US" are more compelling features
    - permo-w 2y ago
      okay but "ad-free" means costs elsewhere and "not about to be banned in the US" means they're "competing" with Reels and Shorts. unless this project is for the sake of resume-padding or something else other than actual use, someone has wasted a lot of life hours developing this
  - bronson 2y ago
    "just a hobby, won't be all big and professional like gnu" If a project serves someone well, then it's competitive for that person.
    - meiraleal 2y ago
      > "just a hobby, won't be all big and professional like gnu" while many gnu projects and linux itself started just like that
      - noufalibrahim 2y ago
        Fair enough so perhaps it's better to say not yet competitive.
- 7bit 2y ago
  I don't see the competition. That's like Men and women football. Most people just don't care about the latter and women football is not competing with men football -- at all.
- meiraleal 2y ago
  Well said. Nothing will be able to really compete with TikTok or Instagram without reaching critical mass but the internet is big, with 0.1% of TikTok audience it is possible to have a feedback loop good enough to create something better than TikTok even if it takes 10 years. But we would need some 100 more pixelfeds to have one of them succeed.
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grajaganDev 2y ago
How can TikTok compete when it is not available from the app stores?

by yosito 2y ago

aniviacat 2y ago

Even if you're last place you're still part of the competition

noufalibrahim 2y ago
In theory but not really in practice. Just like my toy compiler is not really competing with gcc or llvm. I wonder though if the "decentralised" thing is really a feature for the audience that tiktok serves.
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- aniviacat 2y ago
  Perhaps "ad-free" and "not about to be banned in the US" are more compelling features
  - permo-w 2y ago
    okay but "ad-free" means costs elsewhere and "not about to be banned in the US" means they're "competing" with Reels and Shorts. unless this project is for the sake of resume-padding or something else other than actual use, someone has wasted a lot of life hours developing this
- bronson 2y ago
  "just a hobby, won't be all big and professional like gnu" If a project serves someone well, then it's competitive for that person.
  - meiraleal 2y ago
    > "just a hobby, won't be all big and professional like gnu" while many gnu projects and linux itself started just like that
    - noufalibrahim 2y ago
      Fair enough so perhaps it's better to say not yet competitive.
7bit 2y ago
I don't see the competition. That's like Men and women football. Most people just don't care about the latter and women football is not competing with men football -- at all.
meiraleal 2y ago
Well said. Nothing will be able to really compete with TikTok or Instagram without reaching critical mass but the internet is big, with 0.1% of TikTok audience it is possible to have a feedback loop good enough to create something better than TikTok even if it takes 10 years. But we would need some 100 more pixelfeds to have one of them succeed.

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grajaganDev 2y ago

How can TikTok compete when it is not available from the app stores?