The promise of the internet has not been kind. In mainstream tech and open source alike, social media tech has failed a lot of people. People often face surveillance and abuse over valuable human interaction, or technology for technology's sake. Software like Mastodon has signaled a significant step forward towards a vision for how we can take existing social media and distribute power so that people can benefit. In many respects, the experience is still not ideal, this talk highlight some of the key point that can make or break the fediverse The talk will be split in 3 parts. Mostly looking at the past and the Fediverse history. The present and the set of challenges The future and some proposal on how to overcome those challenges.