Yeah I’m realizing the fediverse feels so homey because it seems dominated by people old enough to remember the internet of the 90s, the ones that knew AOL was not the entire internet or even ‘web’ proper. We’re already acclimated to an internet where ‘discoverability’ took a little more elbow grease.

keep fighting the good fight <3

yeah and some countries with popular tld’s (.fm,.tv) like the revenue they generate and have no interest in disturbing that situation. That said, there’s always a risk, especially since things can change, governments change etc.

I usually take the angle of asking them if they act differently when they know they’re being watched and to imagine a life where they’re always watched.