[dwringer]

I think if the argument "people do not want to operate their own servers" were true, then ISP's like Comcast wouldn't have clauses prohibiting users from doing it, or filters in place blocking access to common service ports like 22 and 80 from the outside.

[always_good]

I don't follow. We're talking about whether enough people are willing to jump through the hoops to get decentralized social networking to work.

Pointing out that some people run servers isn't much of a distinction. Some people also use decentralized social networks. But virtually nobody.