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Promotion of unimpressive new Facebook features hardly qualifies as something which "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity", which is, roughly, the most import

Promotion of unimpressive new Facebook features hardly qualifies as something which "gratifies one's intellectual curiosity", which is, roughly, the most important measurement of weather something should be posted here. Begone!

davi 17y ago
I found it interesting. This feature seems like it obviates some of the value provided by services like Posterous, at least for Facebook users.
joepestro 17y ago
Poster here. This "unimpressive feature" is at the heart of YC backed Posterous. Thought it would be interesting to see the comparison. And if you want to talk about site guidelines, your comment is against them: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did."
- rantfoil 17y ago
  Many sites have email as a feature. We're thrilled to see more attention being paid to that feature. But our vision is quite a bit more than just that feature.
  - zimbabwe 17y ago
    But our vision is quite a bit more than just that feature. So is Facebook's. ;-)
    - rantfoil 17y ago
      It's easy to frame the marketplace as a zero sum game. Someone's win equals your loss and vice versa. The reality is that model is a massive oversimplification, and thinking that way is value destructive.
      - zimbabwe 17y ago
        I didn't say it was zero sum. I like Posterous quite a lot.