Stardust Oct 17
Show threadAnthropyOct 17

@oathboundfamiliar not to be obtuse or weird about this because I realize there isn't always a choice here,

but I think selfhosting is an amazing solution to a lot of this (though not everything); whether it's social media (and video platforms), listening to your own music or video collection remotely, making sure your data doesn't get stolen or resold, etc.

it also seems to become easier and easier, and cheaper and cheaper to do so, so I sometimes wonder if it'll become a mainstream thing.

Show threadEQOct 18

@anthropy @oathboundfamiliar

The problem with self-hosting is that you host your own stuff. If you aren't around to pay the bills, your stuff will be gone and your relatives will not have your posts any more.

Show threadAnthropy
@eq well, I understand that it's something to keep in mind, but whether it's a problem depends on a number of things; it assumes that you're hosting in a datacenter rather than at home, and that you don't use some shared account for payments (which you could if it's a concern), and that you're not making any backups to your home in case you aren't hosting at home, for example.
Oct 18 at 9:19amWeb