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Posted by Adrian Holovaty 3:58 PM February 6, 2006
Craigslist Like Wal-Mart? Hardly
Last week, Steve Outing mentioned Tim Redmond's angry piece comparing Craigslist to Wal-Mart.

Now Anil Dash, formerly of the Village Voice, has written a fantastic, insightful response:

"[T]he reason Craig is eating your lunch is not merely because his information is better, or because he cares about being online and you don't, but because he's given people a place to connect with each other, instead of just being preached to by people too arrogant to stay curious."
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Funny ... Funny ... I'm tired of being preached to by "Craig." More.
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