@benroyce @oblomov @john @engel @everton137

Reminds me of the 90s when a big tech firm, IBM maybe, revealed a secure PC system. They claimed that the information on it was inaccessible by anyone but the user. Then a reporter began to take photos of the information on the monitor. The pool of reporters had a good laugh at the unveiling.

@oblomov @john @benroyce @engel @everton137

Yep. It's one of the issues with Federated instances. You edit or delete a post but your original thought is captured for the world to see by someone who quoted it. I guess there's other ways to lose control of what you put out there. The bigger Federated space becomes the more likely you'll regret letting your original 3am toot escape.

@benroyce @engel @everton137

From what I see the Fediverse is what you want to make of it. You curate your own time line, letting some in and others out. I don't see why you can't keep the Fediverse the way you like it as long as you're willing to stay vigilant and/or switch instances when it's necessary.

It can remain a small neighborhood for you while others discover it.

Am I wrong on this point?