@FediverseSymbol Nice symbol. Do you also have a proposal to replace the term Fediverse? I know many people, me included, who don't want to or cannot use it as a term in political debates, myself included.

Social Web was once one proposal, Open Socials is another. Maybe you've heard of other alternative naming that is more accessible in its name does not put the effort into a niche?

hi @lunch and @raphael

Now that the discussion has settled a bit, I'm able to return here for more elaboration.

I'm drawing in my criticism from previous conversations and personal experience. Let me start with the latter.

At first, the -verse suffix is an anglism and only contributes to the hegemonial project of global harmonisation and hegemony of americanised culture. Native speakers or those that don't speak other languages may not be aware.

Then there is the … 1/

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childish suffix of the prefix, the -i in Fedi. It's a diminutive that makes it sound like a toy from the queer nerds to tinker and play with, but not like a reliable infrastructure for society to uphold democracy and diverse discourse.

Attention: Here I'm not saying that I'm trying to eradicate the queer history of creating self-governed online spaces for autonomous organisation of oppressed communities. I am talking about how the term can be used effectively in talking with regular people … /2