@uve Because in a non-federated world (where federations can be chosen) there is no chance for a horrible toot going viral in a way that brings to light someone's idiocy. In fact, the idiocy can have a darwinian like idiocy evolution where only the most idiotic survive.

@soaklord Any site could end up in that situation.
if anything bc of federations more people will see content and more ideas can be exchanged.

@soaklord (Honest question... I'm not trying to be contrary-- though I guess that does make me not an echo?)

@SuzanEraslan In the early days of the internet with ebaum's world and rotten.com and the like, there was an innocence (wrong word, perhaps naivety) that was present. Now the web can be a much darker place. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. I think you will see a divide in short order of instance mindsets. Federation moderation will become far more key than user moderation as this grows.

@SuzanEraslan With that said, I think that this will also allow for people to be the many faces they are to others. You can present your social.family instance to one group, your social.politics or interests or, creative thoughts to another all with your choice of instance.

@soaklord Someone said the other day that they are certain that the trolls and the Nazis will find their way in to start their own instances where "free speech is respected," but that that would actually be a good thing... Let them segregate themselves into their own basket and add those baskets to black lists for the better instances.