Considering how little is actually interesting about the app aside from it using an old domain, my impression is that the entire post is just pseudo-marketing, attempting to encourage people to get back into domain name squatting.
replyWell this vibecoded chatgpt crap is quite clearly an attempt at making Friendster more valuable than 30k
replyA little over reaction here, they were very open about the process. Lets not take down the horse before the carriage. The article mentions they started "park.io" which was backordering domains, so at minimum expertise and some relevancy exists (was acquired).
replyLets look at Friendster from a less foggier lense, its an attempt in the right direction. Use it or don't use it.
Their reaction is perfectly proportional
replyCurious what you’d consider a better model for naming/ownership on the internet.
replyIIUC it's not the model of buying domains from registrars which stinks of crap, it's the buying from registrars by domain squatters who then flip them for a profit having provided zero value that bears a whiff of shite. These ticket scalpers of the internet who contribute nothing can well and truly fuck straight off.
replyThe tragedy of the commons is real. I have no good idea how to solve it, but I know that you are the problem. Your domain squatting ad bullshit adds zero value to society, but it does a lot of harm. It is increasingly hard to find good information between all the spam and the energy cost is immense. Your greed to the detriment of everybody else.
replyPublic ridicule, denunciation and mobbing works somewhat, better in countries with more societal coherence then the US, not that I'm a big fan of that, quite the opposite. In your case though, I think you shouldn't get any positive attention for anything you say besides "sorry what I did, let me help undo the harm".
You don’t need to propose a better model of the world to despise the dirtbags profiting from legal but icky shit in this world.
replyI kinda fucking love it. He’s doing something. It’s interesting. There’s no scam. Let live!
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