The irony, I think, is that Facebook tends to be too open. There are pictures or posts or status updates I'd like hidden from the world. Facebook isn't necessar

The irony, I think, is that Facebook tends to be too open. There are pictures or posts or status updates I'd like hidden from the world. Facebook isn't necessarily an attack on the open web, it's an attack on content ownership. When it comes to my personal blog, I can create, alter, and delete as I see fit. On Facebook, I'm sure that posts from my early 20s still linger somewhere in the abyss of their data centers. I'm sure that some embarrassing or unflattering picture of me is somewhere out there. And I think that's the crux of this problem: Facebook is the gatekeeper; it decides whether or not it wants to open or close the door on content. Of course, this has an implication as far as its openness is concerned, but the far more dangerous aspect is, as I mentioned, the fact that I should be the gatekeeper for my own content. At least that's the way I see it. I agree with the idea that as a social platform, Facebook is dying. People contribute less and less personal and intimate content in lieu of linking articles or throwaway memes. Nowadays, I mostly use it as a news feed. I think there's a vacuum out there ripe for disruption; a combination between Snapchat and Tumblr. A sort of MySpace for the new decade and a platform where people can be themselves again.