This is a sobering and important read for all of us who care deeply about the future of democracy, free speech and power – that is: the future of the internet – and think that federation is the way to go to secure it.
He has some very compelling arguments for why it's not. At the same time his reassurance that it's not even needed doesn't seem very sound.
So, then, what is the solution?
Please read and think carefully about this. https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/