On: Cohost to shut down at end of 2024

[ranger207]

Their vision of success was just social media for people who hate social media. It wasn't a software goal, it was a community goal

[teqsun → ranger207]

Not to be glib, but Y for people who hate Y seems like an untenable business plan.

[zem → teqsun]

only if you're super literal-minded. "Y for people who hate Y" is a perfectly fine shorthand for "if you like the idea of Y, or some aspects of Y, but hate what it has become today, here's a product for you"