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If Pownce was doing well, they wouldn't have shut it down.


Once again, not doing well does not make it a failure.


google define:fail disagrees with you.

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be unsuccessful

disappoint

fall short in what is expected

Failure (or flop) in general refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective


Guys, this doesn't have to be a binary decision.

There are degrees of failure and success.


Goal: beat twitter. Outcome: fail.

You can change the goal post-outcome, but it doesn't change what really happened.




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