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Silicon Valley's Social App and Teen Obsession
The End of the 1 Billion Active User Ad-Supported Consumer Startup
Andrew Chenandrewchen.substack.com
Kids will not believe me when I say this, but people didn’t always absorb their “content” by way of mysterious algorithmic black magic on endlessly-scrolling crack feeds. We used to type web addresses into our browsers, and actually visit our favorite sites. This, going to “www dot college shitpost dot com” or whatever, was itself considered a radi
... See moreSo what is Poparazzi? It’s an app where you can’t post photos of yourself. Instead, you have to tag a friend. Selfies are persona non grata. There’s not even a front-facing camera to help drive the social norm that this one app isn’t about you. Instead, you become your squad’s paparazzi, snapping them in single shots or multi-photo sequence GIFs li... See more