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JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

"Savior complex" seems way over the top when talking about what you're describing, which to me is a perfectly normal, healthy reaction for instance-runners and /c-runners.

While true that such thoughts must still bow to reality, in many cases these instance-runners really are doing an incredible, multi-faceted job, and it's true to at least some extent that they deserve to be thanked in various ways.

Meanwhile, my former instance (Lemm.ee, the 3rd largest at the time) went down essentially due to too many headaches created by asshole users. It's a real problem everywhere, and I think the average user here does owe some thanks for projects like this which are trying to serve their interests and not monetise them. In which threads like this are perfectly useful & appropriate IMO.

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abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
@JohnnyEnzyme Yeah I was using a cliche term (but I see it so often where some people seem to want to do grand 'performantive charity' and then very quickly get angry and disillusioned when they don't get the validation back for their efforts (which are quite grand to be fair) - To be clear that's not all people.
I think people almost always mean well - and of course those public instances were needed to get things off the ground but I'm going to say that I'd rather see that they eventually die off as smaller servers become easier to run and people actually have personal connections with whoever runs the server they are using (ideally themselves)
I actually find legal structures like Trusts and Charities less than ideal. I know they exist for a reason and have a purpose but the structure of the relationship between the parties is weird - the giver of charity and the recipient - I prefer coops and mutual exchanges and engagements
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- JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Fair enough, and I think I'm mostly in agreement with you.
  
  I think people almost always mean well - and of course those public instances were needed to get things off the ground but I'm going to say that I'd rather see that they eventually die off as smaller servers become easier to run and people actually have personal connections with whoever runs the server they are using (ideally themselves)
  
  I've seen it speculated (or opined) that this tends to be where things are headed, based on the state of coming tech, ease of use, and current models. Something like that, anyway.
  
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