> The notion of building this for places without internet access is a positive angle but also tricky. Charity is seldom as successful or scalable as user driven

> The notion of building this for places without internet access is a positive angle but also tricky. Charity is seldom as successful or scalable as user driven initiatives. Scuttlebutt's founder lives on a boat. There's no need for charity. We're all “us”. > converting a 3 year old smartphone into a mesh 1st device seems challenging from a wifi driver and power consumption and app perspective. Yeah, actually engineering the bloody thing is always the tricky bit. > This is the challenge though, figuring out how to build utility that is superior to the walled gardens and is in the hands of the users to control. Yeah, actually designing the bloody thing is always the tricky bit.