"I never expected to find my news from strangers on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of. But there's something quietly beautiful about a place where people just share what they know. No brand deals, no engagement metrics, just someone who spent 20 years studying Arctic policy posting a thread at 2 AM because they think you should understand what's happening. It's the internet I was promised in 1996."
https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
#Fediverse #Journalism #Internet
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