But that's a false comparison - ask the same people, do they prefer using Fb or LJ? I suspect "nobody actually likes using Fb" is about all the things we complain about ("they keep changing it" or "privacy policies change and I don't know how it make it the way I want it" etc.) - but put those same people WITH ALL THEIR FRIENDS on LJ and I don't think most of them would prefer the LJ platform.
For me it's kind of like the Mac vs PC debates... it's okay to prefer a platform; it's a little crazy to think folks who disagree are stupid or ignorant or just don't know better.
But you've never addressed my preferences: why hide behind screen-names unrelated to your real identity? Why limit photos and profile pics? (because LJ wants you to PAY to have more). There are a lot of little elements which add up to a strong preference for the FB platform, *for me* - it's icing on the cake that more people are over there. I think you need to consider the possibility that more people joined FB because they like that platform and found it did "enough stuff they wanted" to make them bother to join and learn the platform - that just didn't happen with LJ.
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Date: 2011-07-26 10:35 pm (UTC)For me it's kind of like the Mac vs PC debates... it's okay to prefer a platform; it's a little crazy to think folks who disagree are stupid or ignorant or just don't know better.
But you've never addressed my preferences: why hide behind screen-names unrelated to your real identity? Why limit photos and profile pics? (because LJ wants you to PAY to have more). There are a lot of little elements which add up to a strong preference for the FB platform, *for me* - it's icing on the cake that more people are over there. I think you need to consider the possibility that more people joined FB because they like that platform and found it did "enough stuff they wanted" to make them bother to join and learn the platform - that just didn't happen with LJ.