Well put: it's a reminder of the social media we once glimpsed & seems so far away now. But we can build it back. "I never expected to find my news from strangers on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of. I never expected a lot of things. But there's something quietly beautiful about a place where people share what they know. No brand deals, no engagement metrics, no algorithm nudging you toward rage."
🔗 https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
Tim Chambers
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