Why are social media websites so unoptimized?

the botnet requires a lot of resources

>>61293947
So many people use FB so who cares. What are you going to do, switch to MySpace.

The shitloads of javascript required to run ads, track your browsing habits and send your clicks to billions of media agencies.

Google and a few other(trackography) has a tool they link which lets you see with transparency what media companies are currently aquiring your data.

Its actually quite an achievement they can aggregate this much without DDoSing themselves.