"I never expected to find my news […] on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of. […] But there's something quietly beautiful about a place where people just... share what they know.
No brand deals, no engagement metrics, no algorithm nudging you toward rage. Just someone who spent twenty years studying Arctic policy posting a thread at 2 AM because they think you should understand what's happening.
It's the internet I was promised in 1996."
https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
Marcel Waldvogel
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