[buboard]

and that s why they are "monopolies" - they each dominate a format. It's like saying IRC is a monopoly - which it is, just not owned by a central entity. It's not really going to work with people having 2 facebook-like accounts - they 'll eventually gravitate to one. What will work, is if there are viable , better open source and decentralized alternatives.

[scarface74]

So if we granular defined monopoly - HN could be defined as a monopoly.

But the fact that people have LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc accounts does show that people will use more than one service.

How many people are in multiple Slack groups.

[buboard]

Hn and reddit are the same format. And linkedin could easily merge with facebook. But facebook and twitter don’t mix

> How many people are in multiple Slack groups

Aren’t they using a single app?

[dominotw]

> Hn and reddit are the same format.

No they are not. there are no sub-HNs.

[buboard]

Hn is very similar to r/programming r/starups etc

[scarface74]

And you expect legislators to understand that distinction?

[buboard]

if they can't understand the tech, why would they be fit to legislate ?

[scarface74]

As if most legislators are elected for their ability to understand technology....