Croc (aka microdile)Nov 10, 2022

In trying to convince friends who aren't here yet to come here, I have encountered a common argument of resistance.

"How can I trust some random person who can see all my pics and read all my private DMs?"

and

"What if the server dies and I lose everything?"

I've countered that Twitter isn't exactly looking like a bastion of safety and great decision making, and that the safety risks could be getting worse with all the layoffs, but I wonder if anyone else has a much more convincing argument.

Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@crocodile Companies who offer free services do so in order to monetize you. You are their product. Instances, generally speaking are run by folks to offer their tech know-how and hardware or cloud instances to folks in their community because it brings them pleasure. As for Burrs, I also believe in privacy and security. I do Industrial Cybersecurity for a living. ;)
Show threadLeoBurr
@crocodile and going further, even the instance mods act like we’re a small family. We lift each other up, share relays, cron jobs, and even talk to each other about how we are running our instances. We have enough to do and keep us entertained without resorting to trying to breach privacy. Besides, once trust is lost, and people would find out, then you’re ostracized as an instance Admin and other instances ban yours. Full stop.
Nov 10, 2022 at 12:39amWeb
Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@crocodile C’est bon? :)
Show threadCroc (aka microdile)Nov 10, 2022

@LeoBurr I passed along some of what you said to the doubters.

Thanks for your reply. :)

Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@crocodile 🐻👍🏾