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What would you do if your instance gets defederated? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm just curious, since I tend to get attached to my accounts but I also like having access to all information so I don't want to use a defederated instance. If, say, kbin got overrun by bad actors and was defederated by everyone else, is the only option to jump ship? Unfortunately I don't have the capability to selfhost or I would to avoid such problems.

What are your contingency plans if such a thing occurs?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right now I have a Beehaw account, and a kbin account. I decided to go with kbin overall, but if kbin screwed the pooch tomorrow I technically have a back up to continue on largely unfettered.

That being said I'm 40 and I don't have time for this shit anymore. I'm at the point now where the moment the next medium-level-annoyance occurs I'm just gonna start deleting bookmarks and moving on with my life. Ain't got no time for this shit. I can get my news in a million other places without Reddit, Lemmy, Beehaw, Jigsaw, Yeehaw or what-the-fuck-ever-else lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same. The beauty of the internet is the freedom of movement. You can have one account or many accounts across the internet, and it doesn't matter. You can go where you're treated best without tolerating the bullshit of a platform or instance if it does not suit you. Speaking of news, RSS feeds have been my greatest ally in sourcing decentralized information that I choose.