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by josephcsible 1631 days ago
> Open protocols should be the default. We have W3C recommendations that make the federated social web possible.

I agree.

> the audience will move if necessary.

If we let that be the plan, then our filter bubble problem will get even worse. Everyone left of a certain point will only be on Twitter, and everyone else will only be on the fediverse. It's a lot less likely that people will follow anyone they disagree with if they'd need another account they couldn't otherwise use.