> ...feel like the solution to an open social network will look... May i ask respectfully, have you even seen and/or used any applications within the fediverse

> ...feel like the solution to an open social network will look... May i ask respectfully, have you even seen and/or used any applications within the fediverse? Forgive me, but i interpret your statement as if you have not actively seen, used apps on the fedi...If that is accurate, may i invite you to at least test things out by joining any number of instances, and try one of the many, many apps - mobile and web - which allow you to richly interact with others across the fediverse...and i think you'll see that the experience "looks" like many things, but certainly not restricted to RSS or mastodon, etc. To pick any of the myriad apps and test things out, check out this collection of apps: https://fediverse.party/en/miscellaneous/ https://fediverse.party/en/miscellaneous/ To learn a bit more behind the fediverse's history, feel free to review entries on the following page: https://fediverse.party/en/chronicles/ https://fediverse.party/en/chronicles/ I certainly hope that your test run is an enjoyable one, or at least interesting and informative. While i'm a fan of the fediverse, it is not lost on me that much like other sorts of human behavior - like conventional social media silos - there is no *real* escape from trolls, jerks, awful people. Cheers!