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@ducky@ap.zio.sh The problem is that the Mastodon Taliban don't care about the Fediverse (they don't even understand the Fediverse) and they definitely don't want it to grow and become more widely adopted.
They want the exact opposite. They want it to remain a small closed environment where they can dictate the rules to everyone else here.

And so far they've succeeded with that BS, and the FediBlock nonsense and more, as well as the bad reputation Mastodon is getting in the mainstream. That's why I think more and more that the Fediverse really needs to be rebranded in a way that it doesn't "rely" on Mastodon to become more known and more adopted.

Mastodon, in parts because of the HOA and the Taliban is now a hurdle more than anything else.