@atomicpoet it’s about connecting with decent people without being force fed ads and having what I see manipulated by an algorithm and also the freedom to avoid instances that are a bit polemic. Decentralization is not a panacea We have to have rules & fund it and I favour subscriptions. The sheer “value” of “free” large centralized platforms attracts certain (best avoided) wealthy egotists and as they forget about the people who nourish them they will shrivel up and disappear.