Dave Troy Mar 28, 2023

By the end of April, the bird site will be a substantially different user experience. Legacy check marks gone; only Blue in “For You”; no non-blue in polls.

This will have the effect of warping the entire ecosystem towards fascist shills, demagogues, and opportunists.

Now would be a good time to invest in alternative infrastructure, including making sure Mastodon instances are fast and robust. We are going to need them.

Show threadMattMar 28, 2023
@davetroy I setup a monthly donation for the server I’m on. Anyone know if there’s somewhere else to donate that will help expand existing servers and create new ones?
Show threadBret Pettichord 

@MattFerrel @davetroy

You can donate directly to the Mastodon project, which has plans to make it easier to set up servers.

https://opencollective.com/mastodon

Mastodon - Open Collective

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub

Mar 28, 2023 at 3:33pmWeb
Show threadHunter PerrinMar 28, 2023
@bpettichord @MattFerrel @davetroy Speaking of making it easier to setup servers, I’m working on a project where you can set up a server using only Node.js, which is readily available on every platform. It would be really cool to have people running their own instance on a home server with Node.js and SQLite. You could easily run it on a Raspberry Pi, or just your home PC. I might even make it an Electron app.
Show threadMattMar 28, 2023
@bpettichord @davetroy perfect, thanks!