2026-02-16 13:12 UTC
"The focus should never be on being 'federated' (it’s a bonus not a selling feature), most users don’t understand nor care if you explain it."
(@samir@m.fedica.com), 2026
https://fediforum.org/2026-03-growing-open-social-web/
This was definitely true 5 years ago, but is it really still true in 2026? Everyone I speak to recently - across a wide range of walks of life - is starting to realise the encroaching power platforms have over their lives. That federation (and decentralisation in general) are the antidote to that.
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@samir@m.fedica.com 2026-02-17 12:22
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz I think each of us lives in a bubble, usually of like minded people I deal with millions of social media people, *most* of them don't care about federation, they are not technical. If you explain it's an open platform, sure, but don't try to explain federation to non-techies, you lost them already when you said federation. Talk about portability, openness etc, federation is not something they care about BTW I know many techies most of them still don't have federated socials