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So this is why people say ideas are worthless? Because this idea was worthless from day 1. Definitely a worthy learning experience though.

No. Even a good idea is worthless unless implemented. This is actually the complete opposite of that.

I don't know... I'm pretty sure the basic idea could work if implemented masterfully.

I can imagine a similar thread about threewords.me if it had been implemented by somebody else, and failed rather than "succeeded".