@nopatience That's the first time in a while someone has apologized on social media, we must be doing something right in this #openweb reboot, nice move you get a fallow.

@nopatience ended up writing a post in reply to this subject https://hamishcampbell.com/foss-just-fork-it-delusion/

@levi you do know you have search

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization

Or for the more grassroots political framing https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=NGO

Mastodon is a fab and a very bad project, yep can be too things at the same time... on balance more good than bad, but it's past time to start prodding the bad more on balance.

Update: on the subject of branding https://hamishcampbell.com/branding-keeps-coming-up-as-an-issue/

@Mastodon This is historically not true, you guys are a BRAND whose culture is to #NGO to actually be a respectful member of the "movement". So yes a part, but on the balance of mess and responsibility umm the is stuff to compost and truth telling needed.

A start: use your reach to shout out other #Fediverse projects to show you can be a responsible member #KISS