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Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by Barrin92 on Monday April 17, 2023 @04:58AM (#35598296)
>but it is something USA only

The US holds no monopoly on the concept of a federation. Germany (Föderale Bundesrepublik) is one too, so is India or Russia.

It's the first time I hear someone take offense with the name. I think it's nice honestly, captures the essence of the network well.

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Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by malermeister on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:40AM (#35599811)
It doesn't hold a monopoly on the concept of a federation, but it does (as far as I know) hold a monopoly on the association of "fed" = (federal) police in people's minds.
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Re:Monthly Fediverse posts cross 1 billion for the first time by pmyteh on Monday April 17, 2023 @01:02PM (#35603510)
Intriguingly, "fed" is British youth slang for the police despite Britain not being a federal state and there being very few national police. A US cultural import, presumably.
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