chridal

No need for being rude.

that doesn't have anything to do with my comment.

You've really done a great job when the site explicitly has to state "Official Website"...

This really needs a website that has a more modern feel to it. It doesn't exactly evoke trust.

Firefox is going to need a large UI overhaul before I even consider laying my eyes on it. It looks terrible compared to Chrome. Maybe if Mozilla would employ me, I could fix that. It's very hard to stop Chrome's brand at this point.

Article should be labeled (2012).

This is really cool! Having to manage functions manually is actually the reason I avoid using them for the most part. Exciting!

Your comment was a very interesting read. A shame that it didn't get any further discussion. I'll give The Book of the New Sun a go. Thanks for your insights.

Hold option, select the text you want to copy, CMD/CTRL+C.

Yes, I totally agree with this. We need to improve the tech, to the point of it being accessible and as good as the mainstream offerings.

The thing is also that we don't have any clear incentives to use P2P-services right now, because the silos aren't posing any clear threats to us as individuals. If we see something like a major data breach, or something like a "Snowden for social networks" that change the way we relate to these behemoths, we might just see users getting ready to give them up.

I think there's also a whole lot of other issues. The technical part is one thing, but people's feelings are a lot harder to deal with.

We, hackers, think that everything is so sexy with P2P, federation and decentralization in general, but I don't think 'normal' people share that sentiment.

People love brands, they're surrounded by them, and they feel loyalty towards them. If there's no company behind something, it just won't feel right. You won't feel that push towards a thing. The reason why people use Snapchat isn't just because it's a good tool, it's also because it's cool.

I just don't see how something like GNU Social will ever become cool, if there isn't some timely and powerful brand to push it.