The whole idea of voting is the good stuff rises to the top and the bad stuff sinks into obscurity.

An instance that proliferated hate speech would likely be defederated quickly. There are other social medias that actively promote hate speech you could join.

“it means that anyone can hop onto the server and start posting whatever they want and create whatever communities they want and no-one can stop them.”

The best and worst thing about the Fediverse

I don’t think it is. I don’t think there should be 1 official app.

I…I just want a souvenir…t-to remember you by…

Does City of Heroes count? It was closed source but was opened…

Maybe they pay in Exposure

Ever tried builders like Factorio or Dyson Sphere Project? They can hold your interest for months.