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My tinfoil-hat theory: Diaspora is an inevitable failure deliberately planted and promoted behind the scenes by Facebook, as part of a strategy to discourage wo

My tinfoil-hat theory: Diaspora is an inevitable failure deliberately planted and promoted behind the scenes by Facebook, as part of a strategy to discourage would-be social networking startups.

jamesteow 16y ago
While I don't believe in that, I do think it's odd that Kickstarter accepted their proposal despite being very clear that they don't accept startups and they are catered towards the creative arts.
mjgoins 16y ago
Absolutely impossible. I met them before they had their hit kickstarter project, and they were just really enthusiastic about building a real alternative to the social networks, and were spurred on after seeing Eben Moglen's 'Freedom Box' talk. Your tinfoil at is worn in vain.
composer 16y ago
My tinfoil hat theory: The passion of a vocal minority is not a reflection of the hacker collective, but rather the reflection of an impressively-run facebook-sponsored astroturfing campaign. Comments like "I have lost my faith in the Diaspora core team"; "so still useless"; "still think the diaspora-design is an non-starter"; "Isn't this project pretty much dead already" and many, many more like them... These type of comments just seem off in some kind of way; like they are trying too hard to push something; like I'm watching a news headline attempting to create a scare where there is none. I read such comments and think "Meh, the internet was born unsecured yet I do sensitive transactions now." <sarcasm on> Thanks to all the astroturf, I couldn't dig through the noise to find similar reactions expressed in earlier HN posts.<sarcasm off> Maybe Diaspora needs it's own Rally to Restore Sanity to counter the March to Keep Fear Alive. Message to Diaspora: Whether you incited a genuine vocal minority or are getting astroturfed, don't be fooled. Most are rooting for you so... keep coding. I'll call bs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bs_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bs_game) for you.

My tinfoil-hat theory: Diaspora is an inevitable failure deliberately planted and promoted behind the scenes by Facebook, as part of a strategy to discourage would-be social networking startups.

jamesteow 16y ago

While I don't believe in that, I do think it's odd that Kickstarter accepted their proposal despite being very clear that they don't accept startups and they are catered towards the creative arts.

mjgoins 16y ago

Absolutely impossible. I met them before they had their hit kickstarter project, and they were just really enthusiastic about building a real alternative to the social networks, and were spurred on after seeing Eben Moglen's 'Freedom Box' talk. Your tinfoil at is worn in vain.

composer 16y ago

My tinfoil hat theory: The passion of a vocal minority is not a reflection of the hacker collective, but rather the reflection of an impressively-run facebook-sponsored astroturfing campaign. Comments like "I have lost my faith in the Diaspora core team"; "so still useless"; "still think the diaspora-design is an non-starter"; "Isn't this project pretty much dead already" and many, many more like them... These type of comments just seem off in some kind of way; like they are trying too hard to push something; like I'm watching a news headline attempting to create a scare where there is none. I read such comments and think "Meh, the internet was born unsecured yet I do sensitive transactions now." <sarcasm on> Thanks to all the astroturf, I couldn't dig through the noise to find similar reactions expressed in earlier HN posts.<sarcasm off> Maybe Diaspora needs it's own Rally to Restore Sanity to counter the March to Keep Fear Alive. Message to Diaspora: Whether you incited a genuine vocal minority or are getting astroturfed, don't be fooled. Most are rooting for you so... keep coding. I'll call bs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bs_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bs_game) for you.