> propose whatever alternative you have to the normie in middle america and watch their blank stares. We also overestimate how important the web in general is

> propose whatever alternative you have to the normie in middle america and watch their blank stares. We also overestimate how important the web in general is to many 'normies'. It was only a little over 10 yrs ago that I had to convince my wife (20-something at the time) that she had a reason to get a smartphone. We're so far apart on the adoption curve that it's very difficult to understand each other. As generations shift, I expect attitudes about lock-in, privacy, dependency etc will as well.