As someone who has been there back in Usenet’s heyday, I think the Internet works better when it uses decentralized and non-commercial servers. This allows people to post content which is beneficial to readers, instead of content which benefits corporate interests over what helps the small guy.
By using pure open source technology, the board belongs to the community, which means everyone wins, not just whatever corporation “owns” a Lemmy instance.
As someone who has been there back in Usenet’s heyday, I think the Internet works better when it uses decentralized and non-commercial servers. This allows people to post content which is beneficial to readers, instead of content which benefits corporate interests over what helps the small guy.
By using pure open source technology, the board belongs to the community, which means everyone wins, not just whatever corporation “owns” a Lemmy instance.