It seems like an easy way to share users across multiple instances without having to deal with actual registration / bots.

  • @sorwinOP
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    11 year ago

    Except until that instance shuts down, goes down, etc. There goes all your posts, history, etc.

    • @FineWolf
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      11 year ago

      Not really. That content still lives on servers with which that instance was federating with.

      As opposed to when a large centralized platform (Reddit, Twitter) shuts down, in which case you do truly lose your history.

      • @sorwinOP
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        1 year ago

        Large centralized platforms are far far less likely to shut down than small, compartmentalized instances…

        edit: Take Lemmy for instance, there’s tons of new instances starting up, but many will likely end up shutting down, because the reality is, hosting a service is serious work. Most people don’t actually know what’s involved in hosting something like this.

        • @FineWolf
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          11 year ago

          The solution for that is simple. Either self-host your own instance OR choose an instance where you can support (with money) the team hosting the instance.