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Yeah, I just figured that a pro-anonymity, pro-startup, pro-charity, anti-monopoly, anti-comcast community would see this as a win on all fronts. At least that

• afarrell 9y ago
  My reading of the negativity in this thread isn't "here is why I am opposed to your project" but rather "here is why your project seems like it will fail". The latter isn't anti-startup or pro-comcast at all.
  • yardie 9y ago
    ...but why The Facebook? We already have MySpace. ...but why Dropbox? We already have google drive/OneDrive/WebDAV. ...but why an Airbnb? We already have BnBs, hotels, and hostels.
    • afarrell 9y ago
      Which are all questions that the founders of Facebook, Dropbox, and Airbnb needed to answer to be successful. Questions are a contribution.
  • jonnydubowsky 9y ago
    And those commenters have a different understanding of what success is for a project like this, then the team of volunteers working on it, and the customers who are using it. The success of this project is entirely defined by those two groups. I am inspired by this project and see a great deal of "good will" value and the potential to serve as an emergency backup internet in the increasing hurricane season prone NYC floodplain is an additional value stream for sure.
  • alexandercrohde 9y ago
    It's easy to imagine reasons something might fail, even for something that actually will be a success. Compared to most funded startups, this idea seems extremely practical and feasible (1.6 million people in Manhattan alone). Wireless internet is already a successful business model (Monkeybrains in SF), and extending it with mesh may add latency but I'm not going to pretend to know more about it that the guy who is currently doing it...