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Federation means you go from many to one. Confederation means you act as one but remain many. Instances can block other instances. That's not a Federation. Ins
by chatterhead 4y ago
Federation means you go from many to one.
Confederation means you act as one but remain many.
Instances can block other instances. That's not a Federation. Instances can have other rules and allow other content. That's not a Federation.
Mastodon is a confederacy by definition.
- guipsp 4y agoWhat a useless distinction - no server is going to allow all content
- chatterhead 4y agoA very important distinction. The prevailing system people subscribe to should be known and properly labelled. Otherwise it's just a bait and switch.
- BlueTemplar 4y agoI guess your definition of Confederation/confederacy applies to the World Wide Web too then ?
- arglebargle123 4y agoI'm too tired to make a Socialist Union joke about the fediverse right now but I'm absolutely convinced there's a good one to be made