We should replace Facebook with personal websites

Re:We should replace Facebook with personal websites by bilbo0s on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:58AM (#18726591)

>the FB account is mostly used as a way to passively receive content...

And HN user "jsgo" wrote...

>If it is more difficult than Facebook, it can't hope for being anything more than a niche...

These are the sorts of common sense observations missing from so many "let's replace Facebook/Twitter/Whatever" debates. If we're serious about replacing FB/Snapchat/Twitter/Whatever then we need to consider realistic alternatives. Using the Mastodon-like distributed media and personal website ideas to get rid of Facebook/Twitter is like using the People's Front of Judea and the Judean People's Front to get rid of the Romans. You just have to ignore a lot of reality to assume it would ever work.

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Re:We should replace Facebook with personal websites by jiveturkey on Thursday December 20, 2018 @12:56PM (#18727217)

That said, if someone can strike now, it is possible to displace FB. Or at least put up enough competition to sadly/ironically get bought out by them.

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Re:We should replace Facebook with personal websites by scarmig on Thursday December 20, 2018 @01:02PM (#18727277)

Google Plus, now's your moment!

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