Matt Payne

They’ll start setting standards, other instances will comply, and meta will control (or destroy) the fediverse.

“Today’s pirates are too mean!”

Right, but social media (and any social movement) needs to have some degree of blood-pumping excitement. Constructive criticism is super important, but so is passionate people yelling at each other. The important thing is that we’re emotionally mature enough to handle each other’s passion. If infighting leads to people crying “defederate now!” then that’s a problem. But “constructive” criticism can lead to the same fracturing.

Let’s just ride the waves and steer this thing somewhere cool and strong! And it’s fine if “infighting” is part of the engine that keeps the digital blood pumping.

I agree.

BUT some degree of infighting means we’re alive and engaged with the platform. I think it’s healthy infighting.