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Comment on One major issue with social media is that it operates on a first come, first served basis. This essentially rules out the possibility of well-considered, well-researched content being successful.

Sunsofold@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The First Mover Advantage is not exclusive to social media. It’s inherent to life in scarcity. First to run to the feast gets the pick of the food. First to run from the tiger has the most targets between the tiger and their bum. First company to sell a thingle gets 100% of the market until a competitor arrives, including 100% name recognition, 100% network dominance, etc.

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Tehdastehdas@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Failed first movers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_48 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Alto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon

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- SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I don’t understand the point of your comment. It’s the First-Mover Advantage, not the “First Mover always wins in perpetuity”.
  
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  - Tehdastehdas@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    First-mover disadvantages win sometimes.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_handicap_of_a_head_start
    
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    SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Ahhh, I didn’t know about this, but it makes sense. Very interesting, thanks for sharing!
    
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