https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism:

Socialism is an economic and political philosophy […] characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.

I’m not gonna lie, I don’t think a common-good healthcare regulation or whatever housing plans fall under the definition.

It’s a quote from (left) professor Richard Wolff. Link

Edit: had gotten the first name wrong

it’s so easy to host an ActivityPub server oneself

Tell that to the 60+ y/o’s in charge who dread email.

Hell, at this point I’d be content with gov’t institutions using a literal blog website for stuff like this… as long as it’s publicly accessible.