Pro, but in a much more direct fashion that exists currently. I do believe that not participating in elections leads to worse outcomes, and that unless you want to have a bloody revolution , which I and the overwhelming majority of people do not want, then democracy is really the only path forward.
The problem with friendica (at least from my perspective) is that it is a janky piece of software and the UI is very difficult to figure out. Sure there are events, but damned if I could figure out how to make one and invite someone to it in a way that makes sense and is easy to use. Same with groups, it’s there, but in a way that seems held together with glue and duct tape. That is not to say that it did not have its place in the history of the development of the fediverse, but like walled garden platforms that have gone the way of the dodo, the same applies for the fediverse, not all will survive. Just because one platform failed to fully implement these features in a clean and user friendly way does not mean it’s impossible or that it is not a goal worth pursuing.
Oh wow, I was not aware of that! Very cool.
I have not heard about gancio, I will check that out, thanks!
True about the empty room problem. That is a problem with the fediverse in general with new features, which is why I think it is better to try to integrate these features with existing platforms, or to consider building new platforms that are additive with regard to features, rather than isolated. A classified ad site for the fediverse is nice. A site that lets you post microblogs and classified ad posts would be even better. One that allows all of that plus private groups and events would be even better still. It seems platforms are relatively resistant to adding new features and prefer to stay isolated as individual feature platforms, which is a losing strategy imo.
And Google Murray Bookchin while you’re at it.