mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

If your fediverse instance were to shut down today, where would you go?

#fediverse #mastodon #SocialMedia #poll

  • Move to another instance (76%, 2139 Stimmen)
  • Run my own server (8%, 230 Stimmen)
  • Go back to commercial social media (1%, 41 Stimmen)
  • Give up on social media (6%, 167 Stimmen)
  • I run my own instance (7%, 206 Stimmen)
2783 Stimmen, Abstimmung endet: 1 Jahr her

#Fediverse #Mastodon #poll #socialmedia
Unbekannter Ursprungsbeitrag

mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

Stefan Bohacek

That is sad.

It's interesting to compare the challenges of participating on commercial social media vs this more DIY, home-grown approach.

Definitely worth it, though.

Dieser Beitrag wurde bearbeitet. (1 Jahr her)
Als Antwort auf Rotfarm

mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

Black Chic with the Red Truck

@rotfarm
This is good advice. I have a backup alt account on a different instance where I filter out politics (some bleeds through but that’s ok) and it has been a life saver for those days where I need some time away from the ongoing apocalypse and I just want to have some benign social interactions and talk about knitting and silly stuff. It also works for when my main instance is experiencing technical difficulties or Drama.
@Rotfarm
Als Antwort auf Stefan Bohacek

mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

Glitch

While running my own server is something I've considered more than once, I don't like the idea of doing so as a rush job in case of emergency. And at the moment, that's what running my own instance in response to my current instance shutting down would be.

I would at the very least want an interim fedihome while I squint at manuals, and make sure I know what I'm getting into, so I can properly set it up.

Als Antwort auf Stefan Bohacek

mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

Cecelia

This prospect saddens me and makes it a bit harder to advocate for it to folks used to more stable platforms (that are free).

Having. Lost a few forums over the years, I know that things will inevitably change, but it’d be nice if it were more on my terms. I’d think I’d try hosting my own server. Then I’m definitely paying for my use and can choose the software that best fits my needs.

Als Antwort auf Cecelia

mastodon - Link zum Originalbeitrag

Stefan Bohacek

@helianthropy Yes, you are right. I think this poll might oversimplify the scenario a bit, and that was not my intention.

I guess it's not really something I've had to think much about, having run my own instance for nearly a year, and only being on mastodon.social for a bit before that.

Many people are on smaller instances where you can really feel like part of a community. And losing that must be hard.

@Cecelia
⇧