I can’t think of any internet companies that naturally federate well. The nature of the internet being one place lends itself to winner take all mechanics, and

I can’t think of any internet companies that naturally federate well. The nature of the internet being one place lends itself to winner take all mechanics, and this makes the world a smaller place geographically and a bigger place ideologically. Now we can chat on HN because we share interests (ideologically close) even if we live in different countries, but we may not chat at all with people outside our circles in our own towns.