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   @jasmine :blobcatgoogly: yes, fedi meta is politics... almost everything is politics...
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     I think “fedi meta” is a misnomer. What is being discussed and decided is policy. If you decide policy, that makes you a politician.

     Fedi meta is politics. Instance admins and their peers are politicians.

     Big instances means big power, which means big politics and big politicians.

     Here's a truism I found very useful when I did politics. Three kinds of people are drawn to politics: Those who really want to make the world better for others, those who are really in it for themselves, and those who significantly belong to both groups.

     People who belong to none of those two groups are not very attracted to politics, so they don't show up. Power attracts only those who want to either use it or wear it or both.

     And this is important: A lot of the time it is both. Being in it for others and for yourself makes you more motivated and more likely to come out on top.

     Fedi meta is politics.
     Those who decide policy are politicians.
     All politicians are sus.