@aral I'm frustrated that they stole the word "meta" all for themselves.

I used to define Fediverse as social metanetwork (i.e. network of social networks).

Now I can't do it with a straight face. Or gay face. Or any face. In fact, you can't associate with mr. Zuckerberg without losing face. Which he'll inevitably pick up and put into his book. Hence the name.