The problem that scuttlebutt solves for me is that it works offline first. I can post and read past posts from my friends, or friends of friends, quite easily

The problem that scuttlebutt solves for me is that it works offline first. I can post and read past posts from my friends, or friends of friends, quite easily while on a plane, or at a cafe that doesn't supply internet. I can also block users that I don't like, or create entirely new networks for a specific problem such as the author suggested.