For those who haven't heard, astrodon.social is shutting down.
I don't blame anyone running a server for needing to stop, and it's good that they've given users a fair amount of notice. But I do think that closures like this highlight the need to find sustainable models to sustain and administer servers in the Fediverse that don't rely on one or two people holding it all together and supporting it out of pocket. They also highlight the need for a better "credible exit" mechanism that makes sure people can retain followers and posts, even if an instance shuts down without warning (a problem that, for example, Bluesky has solved).
#mastodon #fediverse
https://astrodon.social/@sebinthestars/114595973387772639
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