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I've read this exact same thing over and over and over again, which leads me to believe that it's not true. The genuinely different bit for me, by the way, prob
by b0ing 13y ago
I've read this exact same thing over and over and over again, which leads me to believe that it's not true. The genuinely different bit for me, by the way, probably won't be its decentralized nature that makes it appealing. It will be appealing, and someone who cares enough will make it decentralized.
- tehwalrus 13y agoYou don't believe in the network effect because too many people have heard of it? that's not how science works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect (if you're talking about something else, phew, could you clarify which bit?)
- b0ing 13y agoSorry, what I meant was that I don't believe in the network effect like I don't believe in [the eternal "rightness" of] Communism, not like I don't believe in Santa Claus.
- foobarbazqux 13y agoThere's a lot of historical evidence indicating the power of communism, so I'm not really sure why you don't believe in it, even if you don't like it.
- tehwalrus 13y ago!! Ok, then I don't think we'll agree. about the nature of evidence, or this.
- jessedhillon 13y agoHe's saying that he thinks people who employ the network effect as an argument for the unshakeableness of Facebook are probably appealing to dogma, because there cannot be that many people who deeply understand the dynamics of networked behavior. And I tend to agree -- the network effect is often offered as undeniable proof of a near-eternal reign from Menlo Park. I don't think that's what it means to have network or lock-in effects in your product.