31k/hr is < 9/s, and yet apparently it's been having issues scaling. Other social networks have started with similar ambitions of never showing ads, gotten inv

31k/hr is < 9/s, and yet apparently it's been having issues scaling. Other social networks have started with similar ambitions of never showing ads, gotten investors and punt on monetization as they "perfect the product". If they don't collapse, they either go freemium and segment the userbase or provide all users the same features and support this by showing ads. It's a nice idea but no for-profit has figured it out yet. Diaspora accomplishes it but lacks the most valuable asset a social network could have, which is a large userbase.