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Re:Mastodon Is Like Twitter Without Nazis, So Why Are We Not... by daliwali on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:12PM (#14034999)
It would defeat the purpose of federation if there's a different server for each political persuasion. Why bother with federation if you don't want to see anything you disagree with? Each server would be its own hugbox.
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Re:Mastodon Is Like Twitter Without Nazis, So Why Are We Not... by smacktoward on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:58PM (#14035481)
There is a big difference between "I would prefer not to be routinely confronted with literal threats to kill me" and "I demand my own hugbox."
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Re:Mastodon Is Like Twitter Without Nazis, So Why Are We Not... by daliwali on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @05:07PM (#14037216)
The problem with that is there is no practical difference between the two points of view. Both lead to balkanization and isolation.
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Re:Mastodon Is Like Twitter Without Nazis, So Why Are We Not... by bitstacker on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @03:14AM (#14040356)
What do you think the purpose of federation is? I like federation because I can choose a server I like or run my own and still talk to people on other servers.
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