A topic I would love to read a deep analysis on is how certain actions e.g. blocking, moderation/filtering, "self-deleting" messages etc. transform from passive server-side actions to client active actions in decentralized systems and if/how that breaks down against existing ingrained metaphors and expectations.
I have frequent conversations that fit under this topic; typically either attempting to clarify user expectation or debating implementation in light of that expectation.
My general speculation is that our current nomenclature is insufficient and too rooted in, and shaped by, existing, centralized systems.
@sarahjamielewis An interesting wrinkle there is how Mastodon, as a mid-step "Federated" between "Centralized and "Decentralized", is also a mid-step on passive/active moderation (since assuming there is a good ratio of users to servers, the blocking looks "passive" between servers, but "active" once a server has received a copy of a post). This offers some privacy/safety advantages over a true decentralized system.
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