I posted a follow-up to above toot, as I got some very nice responses from various fedizens. Quoting below:

Thanks to all of ya who responded to my question thus far on:

“What is the #Vision of the #Fediverse?”

Some interesting takes, and also the observation that its personal and there are many visions.

Imho we need ask such questions more.

• What do we like, want and need on the fedi?
• Are we going there?
• Do we have shared vision, common cause?

And things like…

• Where might fedi be in 2 years time?
• In 5 years?
• Is that likely to happen?
• What is needed to get there?
• What’s missing?
• How can I help?

The observation “there is no singular vision” by @skipfordj is a valid one.

• But isn’t there shared vision besides that?
• Should there be?
• Maybe shared technology vision, such as in the #SocialHub slogan #SocialNetworkingReimagined?
• Or a shared cultural vision, such as expressed in #UnitedInDiversity
• What technology vision inspires the most progress towards getting the fedi we want?
• And what shared vision allows us to have, retain and strengthen our culture and values, respect our diversity?

So why did I write this toot in the first place?

My observation is one where the #Fediverse technology adoption lifecycle is broken due to the lack of healthy substrate - people and processes to evolve the ecosystem as a whole, maintain open standards, ensure broad #interoperability.

That’s technical vision related. It hampers innovation and the imagination of what fedi can be.

It leads to risks for fedi as a whole. That fedi stalls, or will be exploited.

Here’s an overview of responses thus far: Chartodon Diagram