[gojomo]

You're right, he doesn't specifically give support for the idea idea we're recovering these values and capabilities.

But I think he's alluding to people, as they gain experience and perspective, becoming aware of the limits of proprietary platforms, and investigating (or rediscovering) other possibilities.

[mhurron]

I'm honestly not seeing that people are giving up Facebook or the like because of any limits imposed by Facebook.

The worst I saw was some of the more technical minded go to Google+, which is basically the same thing all over again.