With the username thing. I’ve not yet seen any @ after anyone’s name so far? It’s just their username.
I guess the intention is to have like 1000 different instances each hosting a small number of users and being federated with each other?
I think centralisation is kind of human nature though. If there’s a big walled garden that has all the content then people will keep joining. And what about an instance that’s initially run well then later becomes walled. All the content could just be lost to those on other instances? That doesn’t fill me with confidence about the longevity of a community.
It’s pretty confusing that it’s said to not worry too much about which instance to make your home instance but it actually seems to matter a lot since you could be accidentally part of a walled garden or a small server that is likely to disappear.
Thanks for answering.
With the username thing. I’ve not yet seen any @ after anyone’s name so far? It’s just their username.
I guess the intention is to have like 1000 different instances each hosting a small number of users and being federated with each other?
I think centralisation is kind of human nature though. If there’s a big walled garden that has all the content then people will keep joining. And what about an instance that’s initially run well then later becomes walled. All the content could just be lost to those on other instances? That doesn’t fill me with confidence about the longevity of a community.
It’s pretty confusing that it’s said to not worry too much about which instance to make your home instance but it actually seems to matter a lot since you could be accidentally part of a walled garden or a small server that is likely to disappear.