[POLL] (Part 1 of 2— if you vote in one poll please vote in the other— if you boost one poll please boost the other)
How do you, personally, feel about an app owned by the company that calls itself "Meta" (the operators of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and now "Threads") soon federating with "Mastodon"/"The ActivityPub Fediverse"?
[POLL] (Part 2 of 2— if you vote in one poll please vote in the other— if you boost one poll please boost the other)
How do you, personally, feel about https://tumblr.com/ soon federating with "Mastodon"/"The ActivityPub Fediverse"?
Note, I don't think text replies to this thread are helpful. I just want to test something specific.
Results from this poll: With ~620 respondents,
66% are opposed or alarmed to "Threads" [Instagram] joining Mastodon/Fediverse.
85% are supportive or indifferent to Tumblr doing the same.
Here's why I made this poll:
It seems odd at first the Fediverse is all about connecting platforms but its users are so vehemently opposed to "Threads".
What this poll implies is Mastoverse users are *not* opposed to corporate presence in the Fediverse. This is a trust issue with Facebook *specifically*.
@mcc and to take it a step farther, It suggests that those users are happy to impose their own personal values on fellow users who might have other opinions.
I think that's really the more important result here as it has broader philosophical implications beyond just this one question.
And I think it's unhealthy and I think we need to call it out.
