Arguably @ is a Fedi symbol already. Adding the domain is generally all it takes.
Arguably, the fediverse got it from Twitter, and Twitter got it from the syntax of email addresses, which came from Unix user@domain account signifiers
A symbol for the Fediverse
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#52Who is the "we" behind this fediverse.info? They seem to be missing a couple of server flavours in the post. I can't tell if it's serious or sarcasm.
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#53𒀯
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#54It is grounds for unification.
Listen to you discontents squabble. The stakeholders are happy to agreeably own your infrastructure.
⁂ looks like something that can propagate competitively in minds amid the established social norms.
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#55The pentagram is fine enough to not be replaced by... this.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly, it is the illusion of transparency. Have someone read something you've written out loud, you'd be surprised how often they use a different tone than you had in mind. Add to that a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
The comment you're replying to was being sarcastic. (I'm not sure about you!)
Yes, I read it that way too. Which meant that they were under the impression that it is easy to infer tone, so I replied with a serious explanation why it may not be.
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#57It is grounds for unification. Listen to you discontents squabble. The stakeholders are happy to agreeably own your infrastructure. ⁂ looks like something that can propagate competitively in minds amid the established social norms.
Are you trying to argue that this logo feels too corporate, like Meta’s logo?
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#58It is grounds for unification. Listen to you discontents squabble. The stakeholders are happy to agreeably own your infrastructure. ⁂ looks like something that can propagate competitively in minds amid the established social norms.
Are you trying to argue that this logo feels too corporate, like Meta’s logo?
I'm trying to argue
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#59Fediverse is essentially like the old Microsoft organization chart. So the symbol needs either guns or at least division lines. https://bonkersworld.net/organizational-charts
Where's the hierarchy?
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#60Elon Musk: "For maximum confusion, I'm renaming Twitter to X." Fediverse: "Hold my beer." Every time I try to suggest someone use the Fediverse, I have to say about 2 sentences just to name the thing I'm talking about, which they're more likely to know as "Mastodon". I don't see how pulling a "the artist formerly known as Prince" will help this branding problem, rather than hurt further. Advocating this logo-in-text…
It's not a company, nobody leads it
This is sort of like meeting one vegan protester and deciding you won't eat any vegetable because you didn't like them