Blogs May be Making a Comeback (They're Not Fediverse, They Are Joined by RSS Feeds)
"What is The Federation?" It's not blogging.
I've not been in Mastodon or in the Fediverse (or Federation) for over 4 years and I don't miss any of it for all sorts of still-valid reasons. I know those things, I spent years with them, and that's why I reject them.
Recently, to fake expansion where none existed, the-federation dot info added blogs. The issue is, blogs are not microblogs and blogs that merely 'fake' or 'co-opt' the Fediverse are still blogs, they won't "play social control media".
Based on such superficial measures it may seem like Fediverse boosters got a kick in the pants and should get working, but in reality the Fediverse stuff has languished for years along with the sites it was seeking to replace (e.g. Twitter). The stagnant development of Fediverse-compatible or ActivityPub (networking protocol) stuff is a sign that it'll end up like Diaspora. █
For many accounts they never enabled migration/export. Data gone for good. They made false promises along the way.