"But I want to be where my friends are" doesn't respond to logic. It's a reaction that is literally bred into us as a species."
I don't think this is true on federated networks.
Do people join a phone provider because their friends are on it?
No, because it makes no difference, because phone networks are federated. You can call people even if you're on different providers.
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