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by vitorbaptistaa
2696 days ago
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I agree that any social network can be used as an escape. People can get addicted to almost anything. The difference is in the funding source of the owners of the social network. How do they make money? On most social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, etc.) the answer is simple: advertisement. To maximize revenue from ads, they focus on: 1) Getting people to spend as much time as possible on their platform (so they can show more ads), and;
2) Gathering as much information as possible about people (so their ads are more effective). Which isn't exactly what people want when they go on Facebook. This puts the objectives of the social network and its users at odds. Compare that to Hacker News, which is in itself an advertisement for Y Combinator (I wouldn't know of YC if it wasn't for HN, or at least it wouldn't be the first accelerator in my mind). I feel the objectives of Y Combinator with HN are much more aligned with my own objectives than Facebook's (the company) with Facebook (the social network). I'd be worried when/if ads start appearing on HN... |
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