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“Eventually, everything becomes a crab”
Carcinization is an example of a phenomenon called convergent evolution, which is when different groups independently evolve the same traits. It’s the same reason both bats and birds have wings. But intriguingly, the crab-like body plan has emerged many times among very closely related animals.
It seems to apply to social networks as well 😀
You know what else looks like a crab?
It’s unfortunate it went this way. I don’t know why these sites always end up eating themselves but I’m very glad not to be there anymore.
Capitalism, and the profit motive. Pretty clear.
The need for infinite growth and the capitalistic drive to ensure that happens at any cost.
Reddit didn’t kill Digg, Digg killed Digg.
And it was a barebones alternative to Digg when the exodus did happen.
It grew, and it did good things. But yeah, Ozymandias happens again and again