I’ve got good news and bad news for Tech Backlashistas™ who are wishing Facebook would just die and get replaced by something else.
Good news: you’ll probably get your wish within 10 years
Bad news: the replacement will probably be something involving a blockchain 
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Why do you think so?
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The blockchain is a way to create scarce authentication in the absence of trusted central authorities. It is much more expensive than proofing a central authority, and the communication infrastructure itself requires such authorities anyway.
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