A very detailed article about the whole Meta (Instagram/Threads) vs. Fediverse discussions. It’s a long read, but well-worth it if you’re interested in the subject.

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    1 year ago

    From my paltry observations it seems like opinions about federating with Meta spread into the following:
    1: All for-profit corporations bad, so no federation
    2: Meta bad, so no federation
    3: Meta bad, but wait & observe first
    4: Growing the influence of fediverse is usually preferred
    5: Free speech for all

    Honestly the article resonates with me a lot. I assume many old-guards of Mastodon are ppl who are fully aware of how federation works & are somewhat left-leaning and anti-capitalist, so they have a tendency to not want to federate with Meta.

    So it certainly doesn’t help that a few very influential people signed the NDA to join the Meta meeting, which would almost signal that they are more right-leaning (which is not what most people are like on fedi). Regarding the NDA part: people sign NDAs for too many things in pharma (my undergrad field) so I didn’t realize it was such a big deal… I think it probably rubbed too many people in the wrong way.

    Also, for large general instances, I wouldn’t be surprised if many people have ideological differences with their admin or their neighbors, which probably resulted in some “fun” discussions.

    Finally, PSA: I know some people hate their admins now but please do not ever send death threats to people, seriously