Adam ConoverEveryone is asking "What's the next Twitter going to be" and bemoaning the fact that the userbase is splintering. But splintering is a GOOD thing. The internet would be a lot healthier, more diverse, in instead of 3 or 4 dominant platforms, we had dozens or even hundreds of upstarts. Yes, centralization is convenient, but as we're seeing, it's also dangerous. If the result of the Twitter turmoil is to drive people to a more diverse, less convenient, less centralized web, I say AWESOME.
Sean@adamconover I'm conflicted on this. On the one hand, splintering means more competition and a chance for new ideas and features to flourish. On the other, it destroys discoverability. Lower discoverability can limit harassment, but it also means the market of independent artists, artisans, writers, devs, etc that have grown around Twitter will lose a crucial means of getting word out there. More niche communities will also have a harder time spreading news and info outside of existing circles.