CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@Tamtam @taylorlorenz If it's not o̶p̶e̶n̶ ̶s̶o̶u̶r̶c̶e̶ free software it's a simulacrum and a panopticon.

@_elena @Tamtam @n_dimension @taylorlorenz C44 appears to be #ytdlp compatible and therefore works for me. It's on my playlist for tonite.

@taylorlorenz @ben Certainly non-adversarial data export was a distant memory before I found the fediverse.

@benroyce @davew And the most alt-text-encouraging culture in cyberspace.

@aesthr @haubles I see instance/account as analogous to a landlord/tenant relationship. The single-user instances, I suppose are the homeowners. Self hosting costs money. It's small money, but it's money. I think the emerging wireless mesh networks have the right network topology but unfortunately have various proprietary softwares and firmwares in the stack, but it seems exciting, possibly more exciting than the fediverse.