Between FediForum and now the Social Web Foundation I'm very tired of seeing these intensely corporate initiatives in this space where the majority of projects are entirely volunteer (or grant supported) efforts
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I think I’ve only ever interacted with one big “Fedi project” here and that was me going out of my way to educate them on some missteps on their trans “allyship”.
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Also I’m gonna just throw this out here, and I’m sure it’ll make some very angry:
Growth should be the lowest of everyone’s priorities. I have literally no idea why this would be anyone’s focus. It is unfathomable to me.
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@james @erincandescent not angry, but my motivation is thus: I [now] live in the woods near a tiny community (the "big city" an hour away is 10,000 people), and we're dependent on Facebook for community communications. Not just whatsapp, full-on Facebook groups.
The only way I can imagine getting my neighbours off their Zuck addiction is to grow the fediverse to the point that it's a viable space for the individuals and groups alike.
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@james @erincandescent one (I think very legit view) on *not* growing the fediverse is that having "the" "fediverse" serve "our" "community" (for any value of "our" and "community") relies in part on it being inaccessible to others. I don't believe in borders, but I do believe in humanity's capacity to build safe, respectful and diverse communities, even in the context of hostile environments. ️
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