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Now should everyone do what I have done with creating new instances?
Yes—with a caveat!
1. You have to be willing to learn new things, such as how the Fediverse works
2. You have to be comfortable with configuring DNS and cloud services
3. You have to be willing to moderate often, make updates, and help provide tech support to users on *your* instance
This is real work, and shouldn't be underestimated. But if you're willing to put in the work—do it! (Cont.)
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The truth is, the Fediverse works better when there's many instances hosting small communities.
IMO (not shared by everyone), it's all the more better when you run single-user instances because that ensures total ownership of your social data.
Federation is only the first step in a better social media model. We need to integrate peer-to-peer functions too—but I'll open that can of worms some other day! (Contd.)