I think its more then just the lack of wide usage of open standards. Centralization was what sunk the ship. And it did so for a reason. Mailinglists became twit

I think its more then just the lack of wide usage of open standards. Centralization was what sunk the ship. And it did so for a reason. Mailinglists became twitter, Forums became subreddits and dont even get me started on youtube and facebook. I dont think we have a viable concept anymore how to finance independent infrastructure, or maybe we never had one to begin with. Sadly the end of year push to collect enough to cover the server costs was always a common occurrence. I dont see how something like video streaming in a watchable resolution can be crowed founded.