@Erik There was obviously a few competing visions for what Pleroma should be. On one hand there was the idea that it could overtake Mastodon and become the best Fediverse software, which is what I was pushing for. And on the other side was the idea that it was a niche software for retards only. The actual leadership of the project, being Lain and Feld, leaned towards making Pleroma mainstream. I assume Leo also shared that vision, since he pumped over 4 million dollars of porn money into Pleroma development. However in the end the pressure to keep Pleroma retarded was too great, and the retards won.