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 threadAmras 
@crocodile Well, there's always the export feature… which you can't readily do with Twitter. Everything from follows to posts, I believe, can be exported and downloaded to a CSV file, which you can then upload to a new instance. The trick is picking an instance with the means to survive.
Nov 10, 2022 at 12:44amWeb
Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@Amras @crocodile I’ve gotten, “Why should I host my email with you vs Gmail?” Well, gmail requires consent to scan your email when you use their free service. I don’t. And I’ve been hosting email for 5 years longer than gmail has been a Thing. ;)
Show threadAmras Nov 10, 2022
@LeoBurr @crocodile This is why I host my own email… 😝
Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@Amras @crocodile Likewise. And have a real back-up strategy. All these things. Besides, Domains like tiggi.es, wuffi.es and bearmail.net are cool. ;)
Show threadLeoBurrNov 10, 2022
@Amras @crocodile and yes, I have more <ahem> professional domains. ;)
Show threadAmras Nov 10, 2022
@LeoBurr @crocodile True.