@aral @me @welshpixie If i was the CIA or a similar organisation (for example run by a lunatic billionaire), i would stealthy push things like #Fediblock to purposely fragment and weaken the fediverse. I would strive to control both ends of the conversation through sockpuppets , controlled Opposition etc. It's not hard or expensive to do. And yet the conversation here is all about "emotional safety" etc. which is important but arguably less than mass surveillance and raw power politics.