The FidoNet chapter from BBS: The Documentary (2004) is I think required viewing for fediverse admins.
Bulletin board services (BBSes) were pre-web online communities with forums, mail, games, etc. FidoNet was/is basically a volunteer-run federation layer that let BBSes communicate with each other.
The video talks about FidoNet's growing pains, especially around governance & a mismatch between what users wanted and what the sysops felt was required to maintain the net.
Ferrari as usual finding new ways to fuck things up, Seb the scud stud again flawlessly driving into Chuck Lecluck. https://youtu.be/mKtZ38piKz8 #BrazilGP #F1
♲ @horrowfide@mastodon.social: lol i'd forgotten about this classic mastodon exchange.
"Cows are recognized as adept swimmers comfortable with covering a few hundred yards. But swimming miles of open water in a hurricane is outside their general range of expertise."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/13/cows-outer-banks-hurricane-dorian-swept-away
Of course when it's a review channel, there's also entire videos that are thinly disguised shilling.
FOSS, motorbikes, and photography.