Humans who run instances are real people who have jobs and mortgages and kids. I also like having piracy communities around to balance the greedy ass corporations trying to control media and copyright…I’m glad to know they are there if I need them or feel like screwing around with it. I just wonder if the people ranting all indignantly acting like instances are competing for their usership would feel the same if the most active instance was on a server physically sitting in their basement, or paid for by money tied to them in the real world. Yes it seems pretty unlikely that you’re ever going to run into issues with law enforcement, copyright claims, lawsuits…but how much would you risk for a fucking hobby you do for free? Would you risk your house? Your job? I would not. Grow up. No one cares what instance you use.
The issue I have is with the mods spite-banning users who expressed negative sentiments over it.
Did that happen?
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Oof. Luckily wiser heads prevailed
No, an open record prevailed.
Yeah that was not a great look, and a large part of why I run my own instance. The professionalism of a sites admins has a large affect on the community as a whole. You want people at the top that don’t have massive egos.
I left for greener pastures rather than complain.
Which is exactly how the fediverse is supposed to work.
Understandable tbh, I wouldn’t want ppl like that arguing on the instance I host with my own money, time, and dedication.
🤣 I find it hilarious on these threads, no matter how petty, immature, misguided, overreaching, spiteful an action is, someone will post “understandable”