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No. What good is all the functionality in the world if it's prohibitively difficult to use? Especially for something like a social network, where the value is d

by st3v3r 11y ago

No. What good is all the functionality in the world if it's prohibitively difficult to use? Especially for something like a social network, where the value is directly related to how many people are on there, and who.

mattl 11y ago
The goal of GNU social isn't to provide a social network. It's to provide social networking software.
- TheOtherHobbes 11y ago
  What's the point of social networking software if 99.9% of the population can't use it for social networking?
  - progman 11y ago
    "can't" or "not willing" ? If people are not willing to invest five minutes or so what to choose then they should stick with FB and Twitter where they don't think about the consequences of releasing all their private data anyway.
    - st3v3r 11y ago
      That is nothing more than an elitist argument that really has no place in this discussion. All you are doing with that argument is saying that you're somehow better than other people, and for that, you should be ashamed.
      - progman 11y ago
        Do you really believe that nonsense?
  - mattl 11y ago
    We're providing it for others to start social networks, with the relevant user support, branding, etc. I'm delighted that there is a general network of users, but that's not why I started it.