do the different norms/culture persist after somebody has started interacting with lots of people on other servers?
I guess every platform so far develops a bit of a culture based on lots of things, but in wanting to be universal, I worry about cultures here keeping anyone away. but maybe the goal should be to have every culture (obviously technically impossible) and help people find theirs. but also not put up walls. IDK.
Regarding:
"do the different norms/culture persist after somebody has started interacting with lots of people on other servers?"
To me it looks like different cultures have persisted on the Fediverse.
(Although some have felt unwelcomed and left. Ex: Black-Twitter, Bitcoin-Fedi, etc.)
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