There are already tons of Facebook competitors. But most of them miss the point. For example, Diaspora really misses the mark. You go to their homepage it emph

There are already tons of Facebook competitors. But most of them miss the point. For example, Diaspora really misses the mark. You go to their homepage it emphasizes freedom and controlling your data and doesn't once mention the thing people care about in a social network... people. Most people don't care about privacy except nerds like me and most of you. They care that they can view the latest adorable photos of people kids and pets and message all their friends. For that point most tech people care about those things too. Which is why, for example, even though I have been aware of Facebooks issues for years I am still on there. My friends and family are there. The first thing they ask is "can I connect with the people I care about on this site." If the answer is "not yet" then most people won't join.