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Re:Scuttlebutt, a Decentralized Alternative to Facebook by dgudkov on Thursday April 19, 2018 @10:11PM (#16881652)
>it should at least do 50% of what facebook does

It's a common mistake to attribute the success of Facebook to its features (it boils down to microblogging + threaded discussions). The usefulness (i.e. product from a marketing perspective) of Facebook isn't its features, it's the people who joined it. Look at Google+, it's not that bad in terms of features. But it lacks people, therefore it's not a competing product. A competitor would be not someone who does 50% of what FB does. It would be someone who has 50% of what Facebook has.

Re:Scuttlebutt, a Decentralized Alternative to Facebook by tstactplsignore on Thursday April 19, 2018 @11:45PM (#16882016)
Ahh, see, this is the second problem with Facebook alternatives- everyone misunderstands what other people use it for. For a younger demographic Facebook is not about microblogging at all. It's a (a) chat, (b) photo sharing, and (c) event/group organizer website. Everyone I know has a Facebook and uses it daily- can't remember the last time any of my closest friends posted a status.
Re:Scuttlebutt, a Decentralized Alternative to Facebook by jhasse on Friday April 20, 2018 @09:29AM (#16884570)
> it boils down to microblogging + threaded discussions

I use facebook only for events, groups and chat.