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Comment on Ask HN: What problem does Foursquare/Gowalla/Places solve?parent

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True, but FourSquare is really entertaining to the people who use it. Might not be a lasting trend but I've had several people gush about how fun it is. And there's a huge advertising opportunity, granted, again, that they can remain the popular platform for local-social-whatever.

I mean, what problem does FarmVille solve?

FarmVille solves the problem of people who want to avoid work by creating a game that allows them to simulate working on a farm instead.

It solves the problem of letting someone feel like they are nurturing something.

The question was rhetorical :) But thanks.

FarmVille is a distraction from work, just like Hacker News is for many people.

but HN is one fine and diversely educational distraction that is sometimes applicable to work. I can't say the same for FarmVille in 99% of the cases.

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