#to ''''compete''' apparently (even though like... wouldn't having unique features be instead a NOVEL draw to your specific product? wouldn't | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

icewindandboringhorror · 2 years ago

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I miss when Hulu used to have a comments section under every video, there was always something interesting (in a human behavior curiosity kind of way) about scrolling down to see usually an absolutely ridiculous collection of people having a rowdy open forum discussion about something you just watched that you had a completely neutral non-reaction to

#unfortunately - everything still trends toward homogenization #people especially tech comanies can't just have their own fucign unique thing. they have to look and act like every other service #to ''''compete''' apparently (even though like... wouldn't having unique features be instead a NOVEL draw to your specific product? wouldn't #you want to stand out???)#Like OKCupid completely over-simplfying their site into bare bones sleek nothingness and taking away all the features that made it unique #in any way (high customization - various personality ranking scales and a LOT of various visible data/information) .. because oh yeah #actually we have to be tinder and just quick emoji blurb swipe swipe #Hulu trying to be netflix and taking away anything that made it stand out in any posiive way (comments section.. other things that I forget #since I've been using it since like 2009 or something)#Youtube.... everything youtube does.... god.......#All social media sites are exactly the same now with extremely minor differences and even then still frequently implement samey #features to try and close those differences #etc. etc.#ANYWAY . i think also the hulu comments sections were facebook linked - like..one of the ways you could actually verify yourself to #leave a comment was having a facebook login (AT LEAST in like 2010.. I don't remember if they changed this at some point)#so you could also usually (I think..?? again.. if I'm rmembering correclty) you could get to someone's facebook profile #from the comments section sometime. I used to watch stuff and then scroll down to see what The Masses were saying and sometimes #someone's comment would be so strange I'd like.. go investigate them as a person #see what type of posts they make on their personal facebook which was always way too public with none of their information #privated of course lol

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