It’s a sign of the times that this is upvoted so much. When I was growing up, this was called normal behavior and was boring and nobody talked about it.

Thank you!

Yeah since the content is federated, it’s no guarantee that anything is actually deleted. Someone could listen to everything that is posted on the entire lemmy network and copy it in real time to some other database.

So never use real names or give up personal details if you care about your privacy online.

No but I really appriciate you asking. :) I have a good job so paying the server expenses is not difficult. This is also the advantage of using distributed / federated technology - each server can be small and the costs are kept low.

If we gain a lot of users and need to upgrade, we can find some ways for you guys to contribute with some donations, but right now I’m just happy to see people using the instance and enjoying Lemmy.

I hope it can be a small step away from being treated like you are just a consumer on the internet.

Yes I very much agree. Being part of something that is not big tech is really inspiring I think. It shows that we don’t need these megacorps to allow us to talk to eachother through their services.

Thanks! Yeah I understand, will check his docs later then and change our settings accordingly.

Thank you. :)

Ah really? Yeah that’s not good. One obvious way would be enough! :)

I noticed that too, being a Firefox Linux user. I guess the developer either doesn’t care or doesn’t know. You can try to open an issue on his github page and see what he says.

It worked fine to mention me the way you did. :)

Excellent choice of pic! :)

Let me counter with someone who enjoys the sun. :)

Thanks for the tag. Maybe the server needed a restart, its been going for like 2 months without one.

Try now and see.

It’s what we all loved about the internet I think, before the web become… “that” (looking at the pile of shit the web has become).

But actually it’s not the web, not really. It’s the big tech platforms that most people seem to think is the internet now. It’s sad to watch how people log on to “Facebook” and not the general web anymore. And then Google in front of everything, like a big cancer growth.

Lemmy is not the new internet either I believe. But it’s here to show people that something else can exist. As soon as we let advertising in here though, it’s over.

I’m paying for it right now but it’s not that much money, and I have a good day job in IT with a good salary.

If the server grows really big for some reason, we can talk about donations but right now, it’s totally fine. :)

Thank you though, really appreciate it! I feel motivated by happy users and it’s just fun to provide a platform that people enjoy using.

I think I’m starting to hate “professional”.

It literally means playing a corporate role, not being genuine, trying to get connections to make your career take off.

It’s not genuine, or warm, or fun… It’s just corporate shit. What a world.