But we all know that the Web is a thing of change, ever accelerating in speed and growing in connectivity. I don't think there will ever be a perfect place – one community where we all share knowledge and experiences in exciting ways.

Of all the things I've learned on FF it's this: it's prepared me for the future distributed life-streaming. It's given me a vision of a web where good, smart people can congregate – even if momentarily – as opposed to the closed mundane cage of FB.

Regardless of FF's future (or if FB is smart enough to engender a remarkable community), I know my investment in FF isn't sunk – I'll reap the benefits of what I learned on, and through, FF for a long time.