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minus-squareFlare @ kya.moelinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoExactly the reason why Lemmy at scale will never work, since most people won’t run their own instance.
minus-squaredudeami0linkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoI don’t think running your own instance is required, just that the user base needs to be distributed across more instances. The happy median lies somewhere between “uber” instances and self-hosted.
minus-squareFlare @ kya.moelinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoYes, but the common user would just register on the most popular instance. It will take a lot of effort to change that mindset.
Exactly the reason why Lemmy at scale will never work, since most people won’t run their own instance.
I don’t think running your own instance is required, just that the user base needs to be distributed across more instances. The happy median lies somewhere between “uber” instances and self-hosted.
Yes, but the common user would just register on the most popular instance. It will take a lot of effort to change that mindset.