There's an actual profit model . That being said, there are some truly unique things that the net really does enable. Due to the lack of a profit model, after a certain point, it's all too easy for a site to simply not scale to large amounts of traffic and to have no way of improving scalability. Yes folks, it's hard enough to delete something even when your hardware is not actively conspiring against you. Part One and Part Two.
Bad security is worse than no security.
With bad security, you think you're safe. What's interesting is how much this applies to user interface concerns as well. It's essentially stuck in that middle ground, where I have to accept and suffer through it, all the while experiencing much more frustration than if I just consistently retyped the text myself. This is not just idle chatter. More on this another time.