> “ Decentralization" isn't the end-goal… it would be high in my list of desirability because decentralization means agency to move freely. i like the fact th

> “ Decentralization" isn't the end-goal… it would be high in my list of desirability because decentralization means agency to move freely. i like the fact that if i find the city or state i live in to be boring or economically terrible, i can move. i like it that if i don’t like the food or atmosphere of a restaurant, i can go to a different restaurant. i like that if i think billy is a constant asshole, me and my friends can move to the next table over and leave billy behind. social networks are absolutely no different, no matter how hard certain people try to convince online is different, it isn’t. we should be soooo incredibly leery of anyone who tells us it’s a good thing to have no agency to eat different food or go party at a different bar. the hair on the back of our neck should stand up every time someone tries to convince us to go to only a couple of places with the same set of rulers and tries to convince us this is somehow good for us. how many times have you heard “you want to avoid echo chambers” followed by “therefor everyone should all be on the exact same set of websites with the same set of rulers” followed by “anything less than everyone on the same site is a failure” it’s double speak: if you are not trapped here, you have an echo chamber. freedom of movement, freedom of association, etc… are incredibly important to the future health of the internet.