@kissane Like if mastodon (the piece of software) had a page similar to the one that lists federated connections that hosted reviews, with a couple text boxes, asking for sentence or two of user opinion on why someone would want to choose this server, and why they wouldn't, and maybe something regarding governance (I need to go read your piece on governance, it's still a vague idea for me), along with a simple 5 star rating, I think that could really help people.
@kissane this was a fantastic read and I got a lot out of it.
I think that note you made in the metaphor about there being no reviews for the shoe stores might be a really effective stepping stone or first step towards making navigating the instance options more accessible- reviews for fediverse servers would be REALLY helpful
@kissane I'm so happy your voice exists in this space, your being involved in these problems gives me hope that people will build better things, and makes me think about the space I inhabit online
I hope that someday I can play a role in building a better internet, but for today I take great pride in being someone who says kind things to the people who I interact with on the fediverse, and gets excited about people's art or cool projects
@kissane I really appreciated your talk. I'm 26, and really only became a part of the social internet around the time that things started to transition into the hell hole we have today. I've only ever heard the way people talk about the old internet, I was never really a part of things before everything got so corporate and exploitative
