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I find this a bit ironic because the future of the web is a free self-organizing darknet. Someday data that users wish to share will be stored cryptographicall
by zackmorris 13y ago
I find this a bit ironic because the future of the web is a free self-organizing darknet. Someday data that users wish to share will be stored cryptographically in a true "cloud" sort of like bitcoin, and I'm not really sure what the value of facebook will be in an environment like that. Maybe the ability to store things temporarily or delete them somehow?
Facebook seems to connect you to anything except the future..
- redblacktree 13y agoOn what do you base this speculation? To me, the trend seems to be just the opposite. Internet use for the average person is increasingly non-anonymous. Only techies use Tor, PGP, etc.
- hobs 13y agoYep, your parent presupposes people get better at computers. Moore's law does not apply to people.
- drcube 13y agoI disagree. Only 20 years ago the GP would be saying "Only techies use email, web, etc." People get better at this stuff, but slowly. The current privacy issue is growing in the public consciousness, spurring action from "techies". Maybe 20 years from now easy to use encryption will be the norm, even among regular people.
- redblacktree 13y agoI hope you're right. Time will tell, I guess.
- hobs 13y agoThat's a fair point. However, I still see the contraction of skills being greater as the web caters to those without them, and people's skill atrophying. For instance, Facebook messaging vs instant messaging. For most standard users I know, they have literally lost any reason to use an alternate client, and many of them will probably never become familiar with one as a result. Anyway, its a wait and see situation, hopefully we are both around to see!