SeirdyFediNuke transparency update:
Added four domains to FediNuke:
volk.lovevolk.networkpeertube.setsundere.love
Receipts are available in my blocklists page.
thinking about winding down my shared blocklists tbh. it’s draining and tons of almost entirely unpaid labor to find, archive, and catalog receipts. one awesome person pays a dollar a week but it’s really not enough to justify this effort.
i might write a retrospective and advice for anyone else who wants to try.
https://seirdy.one/support/ if you want to convince me to keep going.
edit: keep your money if you’re broke. please.
the main thing that’s kept me going is knowing that there are no alternatives that offer non blocklist options like receipt archives.
if more people donate I think I’ll keep going but right now I’m running on a depleting reservoir of goodwill and concern that alternatives will do worse.
Fedi runs on burnout.
i just feel like everyone likes the product but nobody is concerned with the labor. A younger version of myself with more spoons and money prided themself on not asking for donations but at this point it feels like throwing time away.
lunya@[email protected] seirdy, please, just wind down and stop... we appreciate everything you've done, but not at the cost of your mental health
Jon@Seirdy certainly understandable ... your blocklists and receipts are incredibly valuable (including as an example of best practices)... still, nothing's irreplaceable, and whatever comes next can build on what you've done. if it's at the point where it's starting to burn you out, then it's certainly time to think about moving on.
GoodNewsGreyShoes🔞(on hiatus)@Seirdy >>"Fedi runs on burnout."
I really wish that wasn't true, but it's impossible to deny.😮💨
Regardless how it pans out, thank you so, so much for the time, thought, & energy you've already spent making this a better place to be.🙏
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@[email protected] the eternal cycle of fedi, hopeful creature starts a fedi instance/project, keeps it going off of goodwill for a few years, starts burning out/running into financial issues, and eventually steps down leaving another instance/project with a new owner to come in to replace them, and the cycle repeats
happens to instances, software forks, or really any fedi related project, some last longer than others, and those that put thought into organizing the work as a team early on usually last longer (or at least can continue after the original founders burn out by gradually exchanging with new blood) but there is only so far one can keep going through the power of goodwill alone
at some point fedi is gonna have to accept that if we want fedi to be sustainable without an eternal cycle of burnout and admin/developer churn, that the work can't continue being done out of goodwill alone though this is a problem with open source in general not just fedi
happens to instances, software forks, or really any fedi related project, some last longer than others, and those that put thought into organizing the work as a team early on usually last longer (or at least can continue after the original founders burn out by gradually exchanging with new blood) but there is only so far one can keep going through the power of goodwill alone
at some point fedi is gonna have to accept that if we want fedi to be sustainable without an eternal cycle of burnout and admin/developer churn, that the work can't continue being done out of goodwill alone though this is a problem with open source in general not just fedi
Amin, minor deity of the legume realmWell, I can't say I wouldn't understand if you did that. Sounds like a lot of work.
Whichever route you take, I do want to say that I've personally gotten a ton out of your blocklists, particularly FediNuke, it was a very valuable resource for me in running my instance. Thank you for it!
Is there any way I can help out and/or repay you for your work on this? (no promises since I'm a broke college student but I can see what I can do)
Nelson@Seirdy Is there anything else that would help with continuing FediNuke, or is it really just money you need?
Your use of receipts is really important and gives me confidence in FediNuke. I don't know of any other blocklists that I trust.
For my friends+family server I went with an allowlist GoToSocial instance instead, b/c of the dearth of blocklists I like. It's much more pleasant looking for the best servers on fedi to federate, instead of the worst servers to block.
⁂ Kaleb@Seirdy I rely on your fantastic blocklists, and greatly appreciate your service.