

I was once trapped in a spiral where I was constantly thinking about the game. So much so that I couldn’t possibly admit it to the people around me, which is kind of like forfeiting the game. But then I realized that my forfeiture actually freed me of the game. So in losing the game, I actually won it.
Totally. Microblogging (twitter alternatives) have a much harder task because they depend on the right users. Especially famous/influential people. Post aggregators (Reddit alternatives) don’t have that constraint.