First of all, let me say that while the admins can do what they want, I think it’s pretty unfortunate that beehaw is defederating from .world and shitjustworks. I don’t want to see the fediverse fracture, I want it to encourage conversation with others.
But, beehaw has done what they’ve done. And I must say it’s annoying to be able to see their posts and comments and not engage with them. Plus, I could see their large, still visible communities taking away from ours without people realizing their own posts and comments aren’t working.
So will .world be defederating from beehaw? I don’t have a horse in the race, I’m jw
They’ve said very clearly this is not an optimal or even a permanent solution.
Lemmy/etc are lacking moderation tools that other platforms like Mastodon have. They are not seeking isolation from the rest of the fediverse, but they do need more effective moderation ability, and right now the only viable solution they could settle on is temporary de-federation.
That said, obviously lemmy.world doesn’t have to just sit in a weird half-federated state. It’s just worth understanding why they’re doing what they’re doing.
Absolutely, I don’t think this needs to be a permanent rift or divorce between the two instances, and I don’t think there should be any bad blood - only understanding. But at this time of rapid growth I do think the defederation question is an important one to consider