Re:Half of Americans think Facebook is a fad
by ahquresh on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @10:15PM
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You are right, not many would be willing to bet that Facebook will be as relevant in 10 years as it is now but I believe this thought is just part of human nature. We are always anticipating change, something better than what we have now. Nobody is wrong to think that,not that I am saying that is what you were implying with your statement. Along with pattern matching, I think it also has alot to do with what others think. It surprises me on a day to day basis how many people base their opinions of such things on the opinions of others.
Based upon the history of the internet industry and especially social networks its a lot riskier to say something will be relevant in 5-10 years than not