[sudonim]

Facebook is an amazing product. However, the more facebook unravels their plans for the future, and the more we learn about their past, the less I trust them.

We can write to hacker news with our articles, bitching and moaning about facebook, or quietly build an alternative social network with the values we want.

[bad_user]

     Jacob: I'm kinda right in the middle of a thing 
                right now, but can I text you later? 
     Girl at Club: Can you what? 
     Jacob: Are you online at all? 
     Girl at Club: I have no idea what you're talking about. 
     Jacob: How do I get a hold of you? 
     Girl at Club: You come find me. 
     Jacob: That sounds... exhausting.

[sfphotoarts]

Or, manage just fine having a real-life social network, and not feel the need to replicate it online.

[michaelchisari]

or quietly build an alternative social network with the values we want.

There are quite a few of us doing just that. Here's my contribution:

http://opensource.appleseedproject.org