Don't "seize". Build. That is, there is a network out there. You're not going to seize the existing one. You're not going to take over Facebook, either by g

Don't "seize". Build. That is, there is a network out there. You're not going to seize the existing one. You're not going to take over Facebook, either by government mandate or by force of arms. You're just not. And that's OK, because "seize" was always a morally bankrupt idea anyway. You want a network that's the peoples' network? Great. Go build it. Go convince people to use it. That's not as hopeless as it sounds. As the existing stuff becomes more and more horrible to use, the existing players are doing your marketing for you.