Matt BlazeDec 16, 2022

Remember: Running a Mastodon server well isn't free or even cheap. If you have the means, consider financially supporting not just the Mastodon project generally, but also your local instance.

There's likely to be another stampede of new users here, and while more voices will make this system richer and more useful, it will inevitably also put a strain on existing resources.

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@mattblaze The other piece of this that's unique to Mastodon is that an instance admin is also responsible for moderation, both internal AND external to the instance: both kicking bad actors out, AND choosing which instances to defederate (block).

So there's an additional, human cost that often goes unconsidered.

Dec 16, 2022 at 4:24amWeb