[flashm]

It seems to be the last resort to make money if you haven't got a real business.

Not everything has to be a business though. Quora (in my mind, at least) would be good in a distributed/federal setup, as would twitter.

[bmm6o]

It's kind of discouraging that this is where they ended up. I'm not a huge fan of the site itself, but 2 years ago they joined YC and raised $80 million, and this is the grand vision that finally emerges?