Even if it was Ernest wouldn't be the expected admin I don't think

Even if an app just went pure activity pub, Lemmy and KBin spec which activity pub constructs map to which constructs differently. An app would still need to pick one as a first class citizen

Mixed. On the positive, the fediverse is meant to be open for all, and the fact that it appeals to the corporate overlords means its demonstrated at least some degree of staying power. Further, this will bring far more people into the fediverse to interact and play with. On the negative, meta is a parasite, and most of us who are excited about the fediverse are going to gravitate to instances that defederate from Meta (and probably tumblr, too).

So on the whole? Its a neutral thing

Hey. That's not fair. Safari deserves quite a bit of credit for being spyware

Nah, UNIX certification requires paying money and almost all of the BSD spins said "That's dumb, we barely have money as it is"

Sup. I'm doing that. It's working pretty well for me. I recommend it to anyone who wants to participate in the communities on beehaw but also wants the very permissive pattern, particularly if you have a favorite community here or on lemmy.world. I see plenty of people who are upset that they really liked a community on beehaw and now because their instance is defederated they can't go there, but consider that that community was the way that it was because of decisions made about moderation

The Fediverse, and what you see in it, should be what you want it to be. That's what the prevailing design decisions of the Fediverse have always been. You want more exposure to more of the Fediverse than I do. That's great. You should have that. I want a more curated experience where I don't have to deal with what I consider bigoted or abusive behavior. I should also have that. It's why instance choice matters. If you don't like how an instance federates, you are free to pick another instance or self-host. For me, what works is two accounts. One that sees more, and one that's more curated. That's been a pattern of use on the Fediverse for a long time

Thanks! I was able to find it after that. When I was searching I kept getting "Ethernet" even if I quote wrapped "nethernet"

That functionality doesn't exist yet as far as I know so the best bet is to ask the instance you're on "Would we defederate over this" and if the answer is no, change instances

In real life, you can filter by not hanging out with people who speak abusively about and to you. You can walk away. And yeah, sometimes those abusive people follow you. So a lot of them seek online support communities as a retreat from the abuse. Saying "they should just toughen up" misses on what their daily life is like, and that no one wants to be subject to constant unending abuse