> Remember Diaspora? It was to save us from the tyranny of Facebook. Geeks rallied behind it.
No they didn't. Geeks resented Diaspora's funding and high profile and mocked its slow pace of development and initial security issues.
> What geeks never learn is that social media services can't survive if the only appeal of the service is some righteous motivation that only they care about.
Diaspora's somewhat overblown profile was a consequence of it being featured in the New York Times and its Kickstarter appeal being unexpectedly funded by thousands of ordinary (perhaps slightly naive) people.
No they didn't. Geeks resented Diaspora's funding and high profile and mocked its slow pace of development and initial security issues.
> What geeks never learn is that social media services can't survive if the only appeal of the service is some righteous motivation that only they care about.
Diaspora's somewhat overblown profile was a consequence of it being featured in the New York Times and its Kickstarter appeal being unexpectedly funded by thousands of ordinary (perhaps slightly naive) people.