One of the things people may have to learn is that it might not be possible (for several reasons) for privacy respecting user centric online systems to equal th

One of the things people may have to learn is that it might not be possible (for several reasons) for privacy respecting user centric online systems to equal the ease of use and friction free on boarding of centralized silos. There are both technical and economic reasons for this. If people want freedom, privacy, and control of their own data they may have to tolerate a somewhat higher friction user experience. This may be unavoidable. The cost of online freedom may be a few extra steps.