This is a pretty unfair description of what happened. Google was *always* the majority of the network, from the moment they joined. They contributed a lot to the ecosystem for awhile, then they got bored and killed the product. They kill products a lot.

What issues do you have with the XMPP based apps you’ve tried?

Not sure how deeply you’re looking for. I would say I know enough

While I prefer non list reforms (STV) it is possible do hate the *current* party system while being ok with reforming instead of removing it.

Personal domain names are an essential part of any decentralized identity on today’s internet. They were super common in the blogging era and I expect things like Bluesky will help that be the case again.