>When one system dominates a particular domain and locks users in, problems seem to naturally ensue. Unfortunately for privacy advocates, an open Linux-like system will have much more trouble coexisting with Facebook.
There are countless open source packages in this domain and countless people that run them or use them. Just how I like it, decentralized.
For example:
Reddit,
Status.net,
Buddypress/Wordpress,
Pligg,
Elgg
Puhleeze, really. Facebook did not in any way shape or form lead the 'dawn of the web', at best they launched a very successful social network.
The web is far larger than facebook and always will be.