How fraking fantastic is this! 
It's the most exciting and frustrating and promising thing I've been part of since I first discovered email and the web.
The feeling of empowerment I felt when I setup my #GoToSocial instance is indescribable - I would look at myself in the mirror and think: “I’m the owner and admin of my network!”
After witnessing and being affected by the enshittification of so many platforms, I can say it’s the best feeling (in the tech space).
Yay for #DigitalSovereignty 👑
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@_elena
> The feeling of empowerment I felt when I setup my GoToSocial instance is indescribable
That's great to hear. Your profile doesn't read like the typical uber-geek self-hoster. Is this the first digital service you set up for yourself? Any tips for beginners?
I'm surprised noone stepped in to point out that self-hosting isn't the answer for everyone, so here's the obligatory link about that;
https://neilzone.co.uk/2022/07/self-host-it-is-not-the-answer/
But I encourage anyone who can self-host to do so.
There's also the middle ground I call community-hosting, which is where those with the skills host for their family/ friends/ community group/ workplace etc. Or where it's offered as an easily replaced commodity service, which is what we are working on with Bridge Seat Co-op.
@sy
> the infuriating corporate/individual binary
It reminds me of the similar binary around food production. There's the corporate supply chain, and there's growing all your own food yourself. As with tech, all the interesting and *fun* stuff happens in the social spaces between those extremes.
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
