This comment is a great answer to those commenters who say "Google bought YouTube/Android/..., they haven't invented anything since Search" miss the actual hard part entirely.
(same for Meta wrt Instagram)
These products that have been scaled by multiple orders of magnitude since original acquisition are like ships of Theseus; almost everything about how they work, how they scale and how they make money, have completely changed.
(same for Meta wrt Instagram)
These products that have been scaled by multiple orders of magnitude since original acquisition are like ships of Theseus; almost everything about how they work, how they scale and how they make money, have completely changed.