I empathize with the people who make a living off of the open API. However, I believe your own interest is boxing you into a narrow view. You said it yourself..

I empathize with the people who make a living off of the open API. However, I believe your own interest is boxing you into a narrow view. You said it yourself... The important thing is the function that an open network for free speech and organization plays. You also point out the legitimate concern regarding central control of such a powerful tool. So I think you can agree that it is naive to try to manipulate a corporate structure that has already showed its hand. You must trust that we will continue to evolve our ability to freely communicate and share with new networks. Your panic comes from the possibility of personal loss, meanwhile people will keep on sharing and organizing in new and better ways. The problem that keeps me up at night is that people are superficial online and on the mainstream networks. We need to free ourselves in more ways than one. I love your passion for leadership and your vision for a movement towards we the product. However, it is quite unsettling to see how much personal interest can corrupt you along with the company you are criticizing. I'm a 22 year old entrepreneur freely representing the next wave of innovation and that is the perspective I write from.