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The fear-mongering against #mastodon by other commercial entities with regards to #verified #status, #trust, etc., is reliant on end-users being absolutely reliant on trusting those same entities in their verification process.
We need end-users to become less reliant on commercial trust and more savvy on trust-less principles.
End rant. :lock:.
@emdeesee and/or communal trust and related trust techs.
@perigee Indeed!