@frank@social.fraxoweb.com yup you're right about that.
That's why any marketing for fediverse software should downplay the federation aspect.
It's important but not that important.
The intermediate results of the #poll I started also strongly emphasize these points. What is nice is that people tell about their social experience, which is uniquely personal depending on individual needs and the social graph they have formed to engage with.
Decentralized + federated are merely technical characteristics. But they are enablers of something more.. true social spaces that evolve and intricate social contexts that intertwine in interesting ways.
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