I found myself chatting with my dad and brought up the topic. I couldn’t come up with any actual advantages a federated platforms had. The main reason I use any federated platforms is because they’re either not as enshittified as the alternatives or run by huge dickwads. Since it mostly fits those criteria, I’m on Bluesky too, but once that goes I’ll either switch to another un-shittified platform or Mastodon.
But on its own, what advantage does a federated social media have?
IMO it’s ban/block evasion which is the biggest con to decentralization. It’s a problem on centralized platforms but the many servers design makes it easier on fediverse.
It’s not a huge deal to me because I don’t block many things but might be a consideration for people with a sensitive disposition.