[daveid]

Reposting from Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/18213943

If you think the only reason to use a self-hosted social network is if you want to circumvent the laws, you're making the same argument as only wanting privacy if you've got something to hide. YouTube ran an algorithm to delete "extremist videos" and accidentally irreversibly deleted a bunch of historical evidence of destruction of Syrian historical sites. Shit like that happens all the time when someone else is in charge.

[lxrbst]

Didn't bother reading your link, cause that's not what I said. I was talking about the average user.

I also never said they don't have value, or that they're only there to circumvent rules or laws.

Sidenote: Loss of privacy/centralization isn't a problem to be solved, it's a reality that needs to be accepted. We lost already.