Working in the Delta SkyClub in SeaTac

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5 segments in total this week that criss-cross the country.

"Embrace and extend" ?
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Taking the Check Point CheckMates show on the road again! Denver on Tuesday, Washington DC on Thursday. https://community.checkpoint.com/community/checkmates-live/blog/2018/03/07/checkmates-live-coming-to-denver-and-washington-dc

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The system was designed by humans, which means it was very intentionally designed. We can argue about the motivations behind the design, of course, but the barriers do have the effect of keeping people out. And yes, they are being lowered, but knowing the humans involved, there are plenty that see some value in those barriers being there. They would never admit it publicly, of course.

I hope I'm wrong about all this, but I've seen this movie before. The real test will be what happens within the movement when a large player like Facebook starts adopting IndieWeb.
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Much of the movement has a "this tall to ride" feel to it. Even if it's not intentional, it certainly does separate people into "haves" and "have nots."

I'm convinced the barriers are there by design.

The why behind IndieWeb [indieweb.org] is stated as: "Whatever the reason, you're done with sharecropping your content, your identity, and your self."

Given the vast numbers of people still using Tumblr/Facebook, it's not a place the vast majority of people are at. Which means any "solution" IndieWeb offers will be to a problem most people don't have or care about. Particularly when the proposed solutions have significantly more friction than continuing with the status quo.

because when it comes to construction, everything takes longer than they estimate.