@noondlyt@mastodon.social @fediversenews@venera.social Two thoughts for you:
For legal liability reasons, I hope whatever server you join is run by a corporation, not a private individual. Lawsuits happen on the Internet, and without protection, they can inflict a lot of damage. Since the Fediverse assumes “opt out”, this is a particular concern.
Second, if I were to join a server, I would be concerned about how they’re paying the bills. Running a server can be costly, especially if that server allows open registrations. If a server can’t sustain itself financially, be very worried.
There’s a reason why my own server is closed. I spend $10/month to run it.
noondlyt@mastodon.social 8 months ago
@atomicpoet @fediversenews I donate voluntarily to my server and 3 others regularly. Not quite sure why you would think I would sign up on a corporate server. It is the antithesis of what I am looking for. The Corporations are the problem, not the solution. #Myanmar
atomicpoet@firefish.city 8 months ago
@noondlyt@mastodon.social @fediversenews@venera.social Corporations come in many forms. Currently, the one you use is run through a non-profit corporation. Others like cosocial.ca and social.coop run as co-operative corporations. And yet others like twit.social and me.dm run as for-profit corporations.
The reason I avoid servers run by private individuals has nothing to do with profit and more to do with legal liability and financial sustainability. Put simply, I don't want my admin to wreck their life due to some asshole who does something untoward or even illegal. I also want to ensure that the funds I spend are well-managed.
I speak from experience. Last year, I spent over $2,000 on various Fediverse services, keeping certain servers afloat.
noondlyt@mastodon.social 8 months ago
@atomicpoet @fediversenews Non-profit or not for profit being key. I have the utmost respect for anyone that endeavors to run their own instance(s). It is a full time job in many cases and not easy. The less glamorous side of federation. No one should run themselves into the ground mentally or financially.