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I Built a Social Network as a Challenge — Did I Waste My Time?

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I’m a junior developer and I set myself a challenge: build and launch a free social network from scratch.
No investors, no hype — just code, learning, and curiosity.
The goal wasn’t to beat big platforms, but to understand architecture, scalability, UX decisions, and what it really takes to ship a product.
Now I’m wondering: was this a smart learning project or just a beautiful way to waste time?
I’d love honest feedback from people who build software.

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