This is a great article. I’m gently, slowly crawling out of the cave I’ve been hiding in. For a few years now I’ve kept away from all social media. I got freaked by a revelation that all of the techno joy I had growing up for the amazing new tools of the internet, was built on shady foundations. From my cave I have witnessed these horrors. I crave the community, and the connection, though, and so am tentatively taking measured steps. Starting here, maybe mastodon… we’ll see. Hope to see some of you along the way.

Thank you so much for linking that, I loved it, and it seems so relevant as we start up in this new oasis!

Why do I get the impression that most of the commenters here haven’t noticed that the wider fediverse, and of course kbin.social, are made as an attempt to solve this exact problem.

You’re here because we’re trying to fix this!

I’d put my money on spritely.institute rather than the current system, but whatever; we are trying!