> And the web fixed these issues, one by one, on one end by being simplified by generations and generations of technologists, and on the other end by adding act

> And the web fixed these issues, one by one, on one end by being simplified by generations and generations of technologists, and on the other end by adding actual real world uses like making shopping easy. All of this can happen with "Indie" Social Media too. > Most importantly, it did not have a full blown competitor that everyone was already using that it had to contend with. We had telephones and fax machines, which many people were happy with. Just as an example: Things like Internet Chat were seen as toys by the grown-ups and few people had the foresight that 25 years later people will spend more time sending messages than they spend on the phone. The so called "Indie" Social Media could have benefits that will kill traditional Social Media one day - or maybe there are good reasons this will never happen. Not practical, hard to use and not having a real use case are no good reasons. They just apply to any new technology in the early stages. > The past is a foreign country. Web of the ‘90s has almost no likeness to the web we have today. Had it stayed like that, we’d still be faxing things around. Agreed. Same applies for "Indie" Social Media.