• r3df0x ✡️✝☪️@7.62x54r.ru
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    9 months ago

    Why is federation bad? It’s the only way to decentralize without having everyone scattered across millions of sites.

    The days prior to 2014 are gone and for the most part, the overwhelming majority of people don’t want to register across dozens of sites. Everyone naturally gravitates toward massive content silos where they can get everything in one place.

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      9 months ago

      It’s not bad in principle, but so far there hasn’t been an implementation that fully addresses all relevant issues.

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      9 months ago

      For the health of the internet you want people scattered across millions of websites

      And the need for regulations that limit active users isn’t a reason to contribute further to the problem

      Preventing congregation weakens the effectiveness of disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and protects against bullying