@bonfire Just as a check I wrote about my considerations or questions...

"More Governance" ?
So I hope it's not so open to the extent Government can use it as "More Governance" like a kind of Google using "more Open Source" and all the mainstream using Linux servers badly for ad-farms basically on all websites - because still those type don't even contribute back themselves (even to code or much)

and people get sucked into making THOSE components better for them to come collect like gems to make a bigger monster... And viola a new bigger monster every year while we are maybe happy with some tools claiming to be anti.

So Point #1
They are not keeping the spirit.
We can expect it. How does that work when it's a free for all for even them...

It really is like giving good work to bad people unless there is a clause or 100 there to keep the spirit.

I might have a point there because I like openness but staying after work and giving it to bad people is the same even though we love coding... and making things faster... but not good until people use it wisely.

I'd really rather we think longer and have less. Openness without sign or conditions on door and without our blood stain to keep respect for humanity, is dangerous.
Somewhat giving the game to them or anyone that wants to sell / mine data.

Point #2: Users being weakest link so need more training / helping instead of giving more tools or scope - again dangerous, do we want a Mastodon and add components around like Twitter?

USERS ARE THE WEAKEST LINKS
- SO UPGRADE THE PEOPLE's BEHAVIOUR AND MINDSET IS NEED - NO NEED FOR MUCH MORE CODE OR UPGRADES...

Maybe open governance means some other good things but the mindset of people can be dangerously behind or the same as before as shitshow people (said in short but politely).

EXAMPLE BELOW

Google links 🔗 ( ) we have here like an ad-farm basically, every other fucking link and trackable which Admins are not even interested to suggest another curve in bsaying something even though they believe in Mastodon type things (why we came here soon to to be all mixed).

So a proxy filter links like @invidious (also open source) should be used if people believe in similar things to and could at least be announced often to watch youtube links without ads, tracking, bad code-!

It's along the same lines of why we came here and (IF we want to keep going further it's the users). ✝️

Even using google video without tracking - this a major WIN (or just not a major LOSS)
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I calculate 99999 per day - we got to aim for better usage here rather than honeypot each other... like most people with a 'simple' uneducated click undo all the good work. That is down to us too if we see it as a pattern to invest in that (not just give people hammers and expect them to be responsible with posts like nails flying everywhere)

NEXT: #Americanisation of Mastodon

Mastodon and it's people have somewhat chosen to make it's home in America at least with it's finances and registering there - that is a BIG mistake - I understand EU was slow or even not recognizing Mastodon to allow donations (or whatever the story was) but if you become more Americanised you are endangering things FULL STOP. How strong America governs things is like advanced well-trained system of breading aggressors and is under-estimated as systems or even currency which gives currency to people but takes back more... so moving your finances there Mastodon to that side of the pond where they are invading every single fucking thing elsewhere (HOME and ABROAD) is near stupid AS IT IS POLITICAL WHO YOU 'DEAL' WITH. If you understand who has who by the balls and previous shutdowns of finances... You can see it at some point... were the people even asked (sorry I don't know).

So let this writing be not just a warning but seriously train your baby users and Mastodon future compromises as it's the same fast-fast build and then BANG "HALT" STOP.

"Don't go to America" in a millions senses even if they are the best (you know all the bad stuff and the good isn't worth it).

Open Source 🔥
Open Protocol 🔥
Open Governance <== (by who?) META / BlueSky? 🔥

I too want for more users BUT really the feeling are like...

"We want to talk to Threads PEOPLE but not Threads as a US company / META etc@

NOBODY accumulating data / monopoly based / invader type companies and massive predators...

It's not like they will stop there and satisfied and happy... they want the whole lot! The whole country!
I think people forget history or have closed eyes even today.
Give give, take take take take...

No undertones of racism just pure compliments to American producing such shitshows and technically they perfected the shitshow as brutal monopolisation and ruling by keeping people on the payroll or holding their livelihood random - they already dun did it almost in every way they could.

So saying open isn't necessarily good BUT priority (safety) and less swimming with sharks / accepting inevitable adverts / mining / the usual.

CONSIDER ADVERTS 💲 AS THE "INCOMING!!"

AND

"THEY'RE MINING US AND MY MESSAGES HERE !"

Not enough to say from Admins or Developers "We it's not up to me but the users" when it's somewhat their users which they could at least advise else they become part of it (and that is politics in a nut shell including not doing when you see it happening).

ℹ️ I did this text with speed so you can skim the main points which there is about 4/5 there.

All said positively (even the "watch out for this" parts)

5/ Putting more signs on door THIS XYZ IS NOT PERMITTED / NO CONSENT
My bio has some element of that copied from others...