GTFO with that nonsense you self-absorbed sell-out.

You didn't "centralize discovery and identity" any more than AOL, Prodigy, or Compuserve did back in the day. You built a walled garden, and you tried to build the walls so high no one could see over them to realize there was much more to be seen than what you presented.

twitter, facebook, google, apple... you're not the internet.

You're subsets of the internet.

You're Disneylands. Brightly lit areas with orderly sidewalks and a long list of rules that have to be followed or else the Paul Blart rent-a-cops will throw you out.

The underground is still alive and well, and it needs neither you nor the toys you've made to thrive.