I get the idea of instances, like you can make your own and this is good for privacy. But some lemmy instances are much more popular and this in fact makes it another Reddit. If there are separate instances for niche topics, why not make it another community inside a larger instance?

    • mrmanager@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Some users just want to melt in to the crowd I guess.

      I have my own domain and i love it. In fact, it’s going to become more and more important knowing how to self host things. Big tech is extreamly preditory.

    • Durotar@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You said it yourself that owning an instance is bad for privacy. I just added that even if you set a username that can’t be traced to back you, you still own the domain and server, which compromises your privacy.

        • Durotar@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          1 year ago

          We don’t control what thoughts and ideas pop up in our heads! The possibility to host your own instance is something that the Fediverse offers. It’s highly advertised. So it’s natural that such things come to mind. You can’t approve or reject them without thinking.