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Re:Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? (2019) by tb0ne on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @10:42AM (#32001730)
You make it seem like todays internet monopolies exist because of all the platform there are, they are the most well-designed ones, and they would simply be replaced if a better product came along.

I disagree with that, youtube for example is not the prevalent video platform today because it is better than its competitors. Youtube today is absolutely terrible.

But it does not get replaced, because it is the established platform, and using a competitor is suicide because your content will never get any traction.

So we are stuck with a horribly monopolized web, where the established websites can become very shitty, but you have to stay on them because everyone else is.

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Re:Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? (2019) by javajosh on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:37PM (#32003397)
The phrase you're looking for is "network effect". And it is indeed a real thing [0]. But I find it ironic you're implying it's implacable on a thread about MySpace.

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

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Re:Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? (2019) by sumitviii on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @12:28PM (#32003290)
>and using a competitor is suicide because your content will never get any traction

You can post on multiple platforms, you know. Content creators aren't stupid. They post on whichever platform is buzzing. It's their day job and the most popular ones know what they are doing than any of us.

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