One can be sure if that Mastodon reached Facebook scale, there would be a stream of shock-horror stories about manipulation and unintended consequences. The th

One can be sure if that Mastodon reached Facebook scale, there would be a stream of shock-horror stories about manipulation and unintended consequences. The thing about the anti-Facebook sentiment is it seems split between those angry about the things Facebook hasn't stopped and those angry about the things Facebook has stopped. I don't think the later group understands that approach strong enough to shut down Facebook would quickly set it's sights on shutting down or controlling other broad platforms.