It's a crime because Mastodon is a beautiful thing.
A miracle, some ways, BOTH technological and social. The successful federation, the macro-moderation it enables, the thriving volume of instances.
The fact that as a truly evil plutocrat bought a commons and then began deplatforming its journalists, Mastodon could provide a truly workable alternative.
Extraordinary.
BUT: Mastodon is its own worst enemy.
Its querulous, joyless norms will set a ceiling on its impact.
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