> My perspective is that Mastodon evolved in a way where Mastodon gGmbH had enough influence that aribtary decisions by Eugen led to innovation basically flatlining -- and Mastodon's dominance within the fediverse, combined with SWICG's inaction, has held everything back.
No question about that, I vehemently agree here. And I do hope that Bluesky's popularity will shake fedi enough that this gets fixed. It's long past due.