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brabel
9 months ago
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The future is not self-hosted, but self-sovereign
> There is a competition between servers
Why? What do they gain by hosting our accounts?
fsflover
9 months ago
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Why do they exist in the first place? Some of them can and do take money for the service. Some are volunteers who want to help users and support federation. Some are run by non-profits or companies as self-promotion.
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Why? What do they gain by hosting our accounts?