• qwamqwamqwam@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Each individual actor in the system has less incentive to provide value and no incentive to maintain continuity. As a result, you are basically reliant on a small number of unconnected and pseudonymous volunteers who could walk away at any time. Add to that managing a server with thousands of users is basically a part-time job with little pay and you have a system that is sustained by the kindness of a couple dozen strangers.

    • Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      That’s why I usually try to interact a bit with my two instance admins on one of my alts. It’s a small instance (less than 100 users at the moment), and I trust them enough that they would warn us and allow someone to take overall if they wouldn’t feel like managing the instance anymore.