to somehow maneuver in such a way that it kills or cripples the Fediverse.
With similar companies having Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategies, I’m hesitant to let malicious actors like Meta have free reign. I don’t care about if some instances have (clearly labeled) ads or charge subscriptions. And as long as apps make it clear you are talking to the void, the choice of theirs to not federate in the other direction is not a big deal if there is a way for a user to block instances.
With similar companies having Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategies, I’m hesitant to let malicious actors like Meta have free reign. I don’t care about if some instances have (clearly labeled) ads or charge subscriptions. And as long as apps make it clear you are talking to the void, the choice of theirs to not federate in the other direction is not a big deal if there is a way for a user to block instances.