Part 7 of Strategies for the free fediverses.  As the first post in the series discusses, the "free fediverses" are regions of the fediverse that reject Meta and surveillance capitalism, and these strategies position the free fediverses as an alternative to Threads and "Meta's fediverses". Join the discussion in the

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/7477620

Transitive defederation – defederating from instances that federate with Threads as well as defederating from Threads – isn’t likely to be an all-or-nothing thing in the free fediverses. Tradeoffs are different for different people and instances. This is one of the strengths of the fediverse, so however much transitive defederation there winds up being, I see it as overall as a positive thing – although also messy and complicated.

The recommendation here is for instances to consider #TransitiveDefederation: discuss, and decide what to do. I’ve also got some thoughts on how to have the discussion – and the strategic aspects.

(Part 7 of Strategies for the free fediverses )

  • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    What matters is what can be done with the protocol. Defederation is baked in at this point, and if it goes off the rails we can just fork it.

    And I can see you don’t have anything to back up your claim that federation is somehow an unimportant side feature of federation.

    • orgrinrt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      10 months ago

      Man, you had a good point initially, but now you’re just really stubbornly defending a position you must realize is a really thin one. You’re arguing that they implied defederation isn’t important, but that’s a straw man you yourself constructed, not what they said at all.

      I think you might have lost sight of what’s rational for pride or something.

      • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        you’re just really stubbornly defending a position you must realize is a really thin one. […] that’s a straw man you yourself constructed […] I think you might have lost sight of what’s rational for pride or something.

        All of this is pure projection. You don’t need to invent an elaborate fantasy about what a bad thinky person I am in order to make a point, if you have one.

        You’re arguing that they implied defederation isn’t important, but that’s a straw man you yourself constructed, not what they said at all.

        And this fucking bullshit is just gaslighting. The thread is still here, at least for now. I can read it.