For some, joining Mastodon might seem risky because "the server could shut down at any time" or because it's managed by a single administrator. While these concerns are understandable, Mastodon has far more safeguards in place compared to centralized platforms:

1. Admins are typically experienced sysadmins with a strong passion for server management.

2. It's generally recommended to have multiple admins (we have four).

3. Many servers have financial plans in place, such as donation systems. We have my company backing things up.

4. Infrastructure is often cost-effective, keeping operating costs low.

A few additional points to consider:

1. No server - or anything in life - is immortal. That's exactly why I chose the name mementomori.social (the stoic phrase "memento mori" means "remember death").

2. Web services come and go, but longevity is possible. My first website has been online continuously for 27 years (since 1998). While I've migrated servers a few times, the site itself has never gone offline. It will most likely happen after I pass away, but I hope my descendants keep it online.

Unlike centralized platforms - especially newer ones - that rely on user growth and profitability, investors can pull the plug at any time.

The decentralized Fediverse operates differently: sysadmins are committed to keeping their servers online and do so out of dedication, not for monetary gain.

#MastoAdmin #Mastodon #Fediverse #Decentralization #OpenWeb #SocialWeb #SocialMedia

The #network from forgotten times when #crypto meant #privacy, not #corruption:

→ https://www.hyphanet.org ←

Connect to your friends with #Hyphanet to have a safe haven to coordinate when bad comes to worse.

#freenet #decentralization

@vgrass presenting research literature on the Fediverse.

#fediverse #Research #zotero #berlinfediday #decentralization

These sound like nice improvements.

It would also be nice to not be forced by Nextcloud onto a centralized, proprietary, monopoly surveillance platform to see them.

Peertube is a thing. So is Pixelfed. Heck, even on Mastodon, short videos are a thing.

#Nextcloud #YouTube #Peertube #FOSS #Decentralization #Fediverse #Pixelfed #Mastodon

I love the idea to run your own content stores to provide controlled and own content to your family or at schools. #decentralization

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Sneak Peek into Vivaldi's Content Store
Hello Everyone,

With the release of the Vivaldi Tablet approaching, the community is beginning to see some glimpses of the finalized product that most have been anticipating. Here we see a preview of the content store:

http://blip.tv/aseig...view-v1-6111481

The content-store will use a point system similar to the other popular content stores such as the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Aaron explains the reasoning behind its setup in a video on his blog (http://aseigo.blogspot.com/). There will be the ability to use the main content store and also host your own content on your own instance of the content store, allowing you to control the content available. The school reference is nice, and I bet it can be adjusted so one could set it up to where "x" value of points can see a certain level of content, say to divide up different grades. Interesting stuff if I do say so.

At this time the price of points is unknown. More information will likely be announced closer to the official release date.

-Skippy