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		seattle_spring on June 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Instagram Is Estimated to Be Worth More Than $100B "I could build Instagram in a weekend!"

codemac on June 26, 2018 | [–]

"Who needs dropbox when you have rsync!"

Rjevski on June 26, 2018 | [–]

Honestly though, building its functionality in a weekend is perfectly doable, the hard part is the ad tracking/stalking infrastructure that goes in the background.

seattle_spring on June 27, 2018 | [–]

Literally the attitude I was referring to. No, you unquestionably could not build Instagram in a weekend, ads or not.

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