The fact that we've already gone from "it doesn't matter what server you join" to "it sometimes really matters what servers you join" is a huge leap forward in collective intelligence when thinking about social media.

We've moved from technological considerations to social, cultural & political considerations. We've already democratized our mindset when thinking about tech.

@Chanders I haven't seen yet how it matters in the way you're referencing. What are you seeing?

@anneo different instances have different moderation politics. Some have de-federated other instances for whatever reason. The "local" conversation *is* different.

It's not different if you are looking just to get off Twitter- you still follow whomever you like just like there- but there are deeper things going on too.