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Is volunteer-run servers with open registration the right governance model for the Fediverse?

So, I am a Strong No. First, because I agree with a lot of commenters that there is no single governance model for the Fediverse. But second, because I don't think volunteer-run servers with only loose affinity with users is a good structure for admins' mental health and for users' account reliability. I'd like to see more people using household servers, servers from their employer or university, coop servers, and servers as public infrastructure.

@evan "servers from their employer or university"

This is an utterly horrible idea. Your employer should not be holding your social media presence hostage, controlling if or when you can migrate and keep your followers, what kind of moderation you'll be subjected to, etc.

Cassandrich

@evan Likewise "household servers". No no no. This is utterly stupid. Your parents should not be the ones deciding queer instances are defederated.