[confounded]

Another thing that they care about way more than we recognize, is

"the latest trend among tech nerds"

Focusing on the Everyman is essential if your criteria for value is a consumer mindshare natural-monopoly (and an exit for VCs) within five years.

The next five years will probably have less of those companies than the last five, and (if the tone of newspapers are anything to go by) ordinary people are becoming distrustful of large monopolistic companies.

Now seems like a good time to hack on what we want. I can't think of a better time for a new, open, social network.