this really is the case. it's actually quite an interesting social phenomenon. facebook and twitter aren't like that[1], and they have a roughly similar userbase at this point. where did it originate? what UI/UX features promote it? was digg like that too?
[1] yes people make jokes, but there isn't the same scramble to make the best pun/chain of puns every time someone makes a post.
this really is the case. it's actually quite an interesting social phenomenon. facebook and twitter aren't like that[1], and they have a roughly similar userbase at this point. where did it originate? what UI/UX features promote it? was digg like that too?
[1] yes people make jokes, but there isn't the same scramble to make the best pun/chain of puns every time someone makes a post.