@evan I don't like the premise, 'speaking negatively'.
You can certainly speak critically and constructively about another network but ultimately why?
Let's continue to evolve the network we're on and speak constructively about how to make THIS better instead of focusing our limited energy on how the other ones are wrong.
I've done my fair share of bashing of BSky for example, but I've come to realize... I don't know enough to make assertions about other networks.
I only know that I like the "ideals" behind ActivityPub and it resonates with me on a deeper level than what other networks have done.
... I'm ranting. Let's stop focusing on other networks, and focus more on "our own" and make this one better. That's all I'm trying to say I guess.