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Worst still, they destroyed social media, perhaps even contributed to destroying mobile (destroyed in the sense that, well, they became dumpster fires).
by JKCalhoun 4mo ago
Worst still, they destroyed social media, perhaps even contributed to destroying mobile (destroyed in the sense that, well, they became dumpster fires).
- ethbr1 4mo agoI'm not sure a growth-obsessed Facebook could have done anything other than destroy social media, in the same way that a growth-obsessed Google couldn't have done anything other than destroy the web. The only plausible alternate reality I can see would have been one where US anti-trust was vigorously enforced and kept Instagram and WhatsApp from being bought. But that would have required expansions of US anti-trust law to allow for more proactive deployment.
- rbanffy 4mo ago> But that would have required expansions of US anti-trust law to allow for more proactive deployment. A nice hint for legislators to come.