If you were to write an "analyst report" and you had three short bullet points to explain "why the #fediverse, and why now?", what would you write?
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I think my answer would be:
1. the increasing enshittification of the current internet causes individuals and communities to seek out still-less-enshittified alternatives, and preferably alternatives that are less like to do so in the future. ("Use mastodon: no ads!")
2. the growing unease with use of collected personal data for manipulation by the big platforms causes users to seek out places that don't do that. ("Use mastodon: no algorithms!)
3. some organizations are beginning ...