Well said. This site would not exist without us, and it won't exist without you. That's the key truth here.

Of course, anyone can say that, and even someone that views the userbase as cows for milking would say it. They would need to. Hell, it's easy enough for someone to fool themselves into thinking that they believe it.

For better or for worse, I'm deeply interested in Hubski in a philosophical sense. What that means for me, is that its potential is what keeps me pouring myself into it. Here we are, people all over the world, and we can say, "Let's discuss this". I have access to perspectives that all of human history lived without. What does that mean for me as a person? What does that mean for all of us? steve might remember our first online chat experience on the BBS Woody's Nest. It made a deep impression on me.

The internet is great for light fare. It's an unbelievable entertainment device. But that isn't what I want Hubski to be fine tuned for.

One easy thing about Hubski, is that we know why it exists. We know why we are doing it. The 'how' isn't so clear, but like you said, it's worth solving. And you are right about transparency. Stumbles are easily forgiven when it is clear why they happened.