This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology. The “business case” for it is extremely minimal, so people get bored and just start drifting away.
It’s not malicious, it’s just how people are.
Trying to find the few diamonds in the rough to keep everything going and put in the effort is like trying to win the lottery.
Even with my home lab services I use constantly, it’s a chore to keep them updated and bug* free.
This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology.
Agreed. It’s also a strength, as the Fediverse’s independent operation model allows us to stay somewhat connected even if an instance goes down. I hope everything is all right over there in ernest’s world, he was already burning out before and it looks like it might be happening again.
This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology. The “business case” for it is extremely minimal, so people get bored and just start drifting away.
It’s not malicious, it’s just how people are.
Trying to find the few diamonds in the rough to keep everything going and put in the effort is like trying to win the lottery.
Even with my home lab services I use constantly, it’s a chore to keep them updated and bug* free.
Oof. Yeah that’s where I started. When it had problems a few months ago I found a second instance. Seems like it’s still in it’s growing pains.
Agreed. It’s also a strength, as the Fediverse’s independent operation model allows us to stay somewhat connected even if an instance goes down. I hope everything is all right over there in ernest’s world, he was already burning out before and it looks like it might be happening again.