lori on Nostr: With the reddit drama going on I see a lot of people new to fedi coming in giving ...

With the reddit drama going on I see a lot of people new to fedi coming in giving advice on how to succeed. Fedi already succeeded. They just have the wrong ideas about what fedis goals were in the first place.

There's a Daria scene I think about a lot, that I can't find a clip of but did find a transcript:

"Jake: You see, Helen, if this was supposed to be macaroni and cheese, it would be very bad. But it's penne a la pesto, and judged by the standards of penne a la pesto, it's very good.

Helen - Jake, what the hell are you talking about? Are you listening?

Jake - Of course, sure. What I mean is, if this poster is supposed to be propaganda promoting student life, it would be very bad. But if it's supposed to be art expressing Daria's personal vision of student life, it's very good. See?"

The problem is people seem to think fedi is supposed to be macaroni. It would be pretty bad macaroni if it was. But it's not, it's penne a la pesto.