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villages scale up to cities successfully, however. Some media like reddit do not grow beyond the village culture. The villagers are imposing their politics on every subreddit, even if it is about obscure crafts. Maybe there is something wrong with the medium, or it is too simplistic.


> villages scale up to cities successfully, however.

This is true, however "community" is typically lost when that happens.


are there any examples of for-profit villages actually scaling up to cities successfully?


Hm . Facebook started with college networks and pokes but they got removed as it grew

Youtube started with piracy and pranks but it got contentID over time


The poke feature is still there, just hidden away. If you do find it, using it will send a poke notification to someone bringing them to the page where they can then poke others.


Sorry, should have been clearer: I meant for-profit physical villages ("company towns") turning into real cities.


London comes to mind.




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