I think the first social media network that succeeds in democratizing ownership of the platform will spread like wildfire and overtake incumbents. Everyone is

I think the first social media network that succeeds in democratizing ownership of the platform will spread like wildfire and overtake incumbents. Everyone is already being primed for app-driven direct democracy through social media channels, so the moment this is made real, it will explode in popularity. The technical challenges for creating clones of existing services are solved problems, so all it will take is the social will.