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Re:An off-grid social network by reitanqild on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:14PM (#14053042)
Still not convinced. It doesn't need to be for everyone in the beginning.

The early web (when I entered and before) wasn't for everyone. And thats OK for me. Actually I think it is a good way to start.

Re:An off-grid social network by nickpsecurity on Thursday April 06, 2017 @11:50PM (#14056965)
"he early web (when I entered and before) wasn't for everyone. And thats OK for me. Actually I think it is a good way to start."

It got where it went by doing the opposite of what you're suggesting. The walled garden for smart elites were mostly working on OSI from what old timers tell me. The TCP/IP, SMTP, etc involved lots of hackers trying to avoid doing too much work. Much like the users you prefer to filter. Then, it just went from there getting bigger and bigger due to low barrier of entry. Tons of economic benefits and business models followed. Now we're talking to each other on it.

Re:An off-grid social network by ReverseCold on Thursday April 06, 2017 @04:06PM (#14054114)
The problems were solved with centralization.
Re:An off-grid social network by reitanqild on Thursday April 06, 2017 @05:49PM (#14054972)
For this tbing I don't care about those problems.
Re:An off-grid social network by bigbugbag on Friday April 07, 2017 @04:43AM (#14058170)
The early web was devoid of average users. Then the flow of newcomers and not knowing better users surpassed the old timers and knowledgeable users. Then we entered a leveling downward race to a web tailored to their needs because they're the large majority.