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wfaler on Dec 18, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Promotion of alternative social platforms policy

"Everyone else has it (China)" doesn't make me want one.

sshine on Dec 18, 2022 [–]

It’s called the network effect.

Twitter, Facebook and WeChat are mainly valuable because others have it.

You may be immune to the network effect, but then again, you’re commenting on Hacker News. :-)

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