Josias
@wjmaggos Oh. I see where you're coming from. I agree in part. The Fediverse can't exist without federation.
I also think many people need safe spaces to avoid harassment, abuse, and often just anxiety. There's a balance somewhere, depending on what you want out of social media and community.
Regardless, I doubt Truth Social would want to police the way their users interact with the rest of the Fediverse. Their lack of federation is good both ways.
william.maggos
we agree on what it is but not what it could be. and I am of the persuasion that unless an instance is being abusive to other instances (or not policing their users enough to prevent that), it shouldn't be blocked. that keeping the lines of communication open can change minds, and broken clocks etc.
Josias
@wjmaggos Yeah. Some wouldn't block it. But those ones are likely already blocked by most instances anyway.
Personally, I don't see Truth Social as anything more than just another bad fork of Mastodon set up as another walled garden with another alt-right spin.
Josias
@wjmaggos They could. But they'd gain nothing from doing so. Most instances would instantly block them.
william.maggos
most? I wonder. but I guess we've had that conversation too many times already...
william.maggos
could they just flip a switch and federate? :(
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