I run a few groups, like @fediversenews@venera.social, mostly on Friendica. It’s okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.
Currently, I’m testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It’s in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it’s coming along nicely.
Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.
All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!
Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.
I tried not to bring up individual instances… but to your point there… I’m a CISO… My whole job is data security. My instance is 100% for sure safe… and honestly I probably have better tools in place than a good 80-90% of companies that you give all sorts of private information to.
I felt that point wasn’t specifically relevant, but it’s just odd that people treat companies as better than individuals in general… My uptime actually beats Amazon this year so far. And I’m hosting from hardware in my garage, which happens to be a cluster of proxmox boxes with a good dedicated 60 amps of power and 6+ hours of battery backup.
The datacenter my business is in contract with… I have better uptime than them… They’ve had 3 major outages in the past 9 months.
Businesses are not infallible… and honestly are likely worse to work with since no individual ever feels compelled to own up to the mistakes. It’s always shareholders and money with businesses. I love working with vendors that are 1-3 man teams… They are ALWAYS vested and always do good work IMO… It’s the large places that pass the buck everywhere they can and everything is always a shoe-string shitshow.
Just my additional 2 cents to continue the discussion.