@wolfi I would argue that the issues is not the tech but the: dealing with different social groups of varying views.
And I am being quite soft in that description as there are groups that on the complete opposite side.
What federated social media does, is it allows each group to have it's own rules, setting up their instances under their rules, instead of one company to set their rules for 400 million users.
But even on the birdsite those groups do not come together to talk.
i do wonder if federated tech can be improved to encompass more diplomatic features that could allow for more unifying discourse.
@wolfi where some would describe "bubble", others would say: "safe space"
;)
@wolfi you are assuming that all (or at least most) your encounters will lead to "personal growth".
But the internet is also full of "trolls", and people that will harass you. And there is only pain in that.
@wolfi my point being, safe spaces are also necessary.
my point is not to say that you should not feel at home in an instance online etc.. or feel safe. It is after all the first choice you make when choosing an instance. I do think there are is room for improvment might could make instance diplomacy better, even internally.
Sure you can argue that blocking instances, made it easier to just not wanting to hear the "other side".
But even without those rules...