pyrmont
pyrmont

@khurt E-mail, the web and IRC are three decentralised social networks that I'd say have 'made' it. That said, they're all very old and it's fair to ask why decentralised networks since then have failed.

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pyrmont
pyrmont

@khurt All are means by which communities (networks) can communicate with each other (socialising). I'm not sure I follow what further explanation is required.

Indeed, your subsequent messages seem to concede all are social networks, but then appear to suggest e-mail and the web don't count because they've been made accessible by large companies (so?) and IRC doesn't count because it's only used by geeks (the OP is specifically about targeting particular communities so the fact this is the case suggests it's a perfect fit for what he's talking about).

For what it's worth, I actually agree with one of the key thrusts of the OP, namely that user utility is what's important. I merely think he overstates the case and, in so doing, potentially misses understanding how to build successful decentralised social networks.

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