Let's get this out of the way: they give a number of #reasons why #webservers "might wish" to establish that a web #client is running on a "#trusted" software stack, including things like "make sure other game players aren't cheating" and "ensure I'm talking to another human".
When people tell me about how bad the fediverse is, but don't elaborate on the why, I think that they are simply uncomfortable with the consequences part of the program.
Simple truth is, some people are going to be Dicks. No matter what you do.
So hard moderation choices have to be made.
Even when you don't want to make them.
This model is currently the best moderation tool we have.
It does suck... but it's better than centralization.