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Bookmarks also cut out the middle man.

Just think how bland a curated predigested net is, and use what you have, to individualize instead.

Seize the means of production!

It's fascinating to think of what alternative norms could have emerged. I think people forget how significant delicious was to its particular time on the internet. I think it was every bit as influential as Reddit during its heydey, but unfortunately was catastrophically mismanaged into the ground by Yahoo.

I do think delicious could have normalized social bookmarking in different circumstances.

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