I really hope Mastodon is just a stepping stone and evolutionary dead end.
The "federation mods are all powerful" is another step in the wrong direction. Reddit mods revel in the control they wield, and we've already seen this happening in the Mastodon ecosystem all over again.
BlueSky's protocol will allow end users to subscribe to the moderator(s) they want without having to worry about choices being made for them carte blanche by online dictators lording over their fiefdoms.
The internet bred the worst kind of power structures. We're sliding backwards with these platforms that enable and empower useless middle managers.
The "federation mods are all powerful" is another step in the wrong direction. Reddit mods revel in the control they wield, and we've already seen this happening in the Mastodon ecosystem all over again.
BlueSky's protocol will allow end users to subscribe to the moderator(s) they want without having to worry about choices being made for them carte blanche by online dictators lording over their fiefdoms.
The internet bred the worst kind of power structures. We're sliding backwards with these platforms that enable and empower useless middle managers.