[I]t’s imperative that we also build decentralized services which empower users and give them control, rather than treating them like digital sharecroppers.
Or, why I’m not using Threads. There’s people there I’d like to follow, but I’m not sure if we’ll ever see Bluesky or Threads actually federate in a meaningful way. The federation cudgel is useful in the abstract but only has downsides for them once turning it on; see also: Tumblr. I hope I’m wrong though.