I write this because I’m insipired about the IF projects of @Dimitar and @saykor. I don’t claim to have read all of those, because they post faster than I can read 
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But from glance I think they manage to direct the three basic properties of the network - privacy, ownership and data permanence - into user experiences, that show the significance of the three basic properties of our network.
Take the screenshot tool for example. The thought, that I could have a collection of screenshots from the whole of my life saved permanently and privately, changes immediately the meaning that screenshotting could have for me.
In general, the thought that something - whatever - once saved, is saved forever, and no one can spy or pull the rug, just changes the whole game! It all becomes so much more tangible and easier to grasp now that these concrete projects start to take form.
And I don’t mean to promote Dimitars and Saykors projects over any others, at least not yet, because I haven’t familiarized myself with all the projects yet - nor am I promoting others over them. I just got excited by the way they were presented, and by seeing how little changes to the old ways can change so much. And I think the same applies to other projects too, but Dimitar and Saykor made me really see it.
Whenever I save anything on my computer, or “cloud” there is this… how would I say, a very very silent nagging voice raising suspisions about “how saved” it really is, and nowadays also what parties might get access to it, or deny my access to it. It’s almost neglible nuisance, like small stone in shoe. Not enough to really bother me, but once it’s gone, oh the joy! “Saving” can become a relief and not a burden.
And on top of this, the change in perspective makes me want to participate into this network by running nodes. I want it to be this way, and thus I shall run nodes.
