Wouldn't it suck if you were some kid with a lot of ambition, and some huge ideas, who tried to bite off more than he or she could handle, all while the world w

Wouldn't it suck if you were some kid with a lot of ambition, and some huge ideas, who tried to bite off more than he or she could handle, all while the world watched and encouraged you? Wouldn't it suck if you felt a real obligation to see through to some half-baked idea you came up with in your early 20s? I have sympathy for the Diaspora guys, I think if it went unnoticed and unfunded it could be a great learning project for some young coders, even if it didn't achieve practical success. Instead, it'll likely be (already is) a public embarrassment. If I could give the Diaspora guys one bit of advice, I'd say this, don't take this too seriously; treat it like a fun summer project. The last thing you want to be is the next freenet (no offense Freenet guys, awesome concept, but it never really caught on).