I want to do a bit of research on opinions on federation for my #decentwebeu project. I'm digging for arguments in favor of decentralising. Please boost and/or answer any of these questions:
1) How aware are you of the federated nature of this network in your day-to-day use?
2) Which, if any, concepts of federated networks do you find challenging, confusing or foreign?
3) Why are federated networks "better" than centralised social networks (silos)?
(The last question is biased, roll with it)
@zatnosk
1. Pretty aware, since I'm reminded every time I read somebody's handle with their instance in it.
2. Decentralized moderation has its advantages, but also its downsides. I find it annoying when fights between admins become fights "between instances" and then one instance is blocked by another just because one individual said something bad. Mostly a social problem though.
3. They are less likely to be capitalist data gatherers.