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For a chat app, it only takes you and a friend using it for it to be useful—since your messages go directly to them.
A microblogging app, on the other hand, needs a critical mass of users to be effective—because your posts are broadcast to everyone, and the more users there are, the more interaction you’ll get.
Maybe that’s why there are more chat apps than microblogging apps.
Private groups have the lowest barrier to entry.
Public communities have the biggest network effect.
Public squares have no chance.
Published at
2025-03-26 15:11:44Event JSON
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