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comment by Meriadoc
Meriadoc  ·  3692 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ello Raises $5.5 Million to Grow Its Ad-Free Social Network

That's the thing. The only Facebook killer is no Facebook.

Nobody likes Facebook or what is it, they don't want an alternative that's better than it, they just use it because it's a convenient way to keep in touch with people. If it totally disappeared, no one would mind. If something filled the void after, they'd all go to that no matter what the quality.

It's a product of convenience, not the best option. The perfect network could arrive, and there still wouldn't be an exodus to it.