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we differ here.

Trump should be able to have a website etc on the new network, but it shouldn't be up to any person or company to decide who he gets to spam. nor should every user have to block spam from him themselves. and finally, the incentives are shit. they shouldn't be paying for him to reach lots of people nor should his presence be a potential boon to their bottom line.

real decentralization with balanced moderation solves these problems.

The above quoted post uses the example of keeping burglars out of town (federation) vs. installing home security (mediation). Another useful analogy is trying to keep your home clean after roaches have infested inside the walls.

The bottom line is that once this rot takes hold, because the administration of the network is not actively engaged in rooting it out, there is nothing individual users can do to isolate themselves from the contagion.

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