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Now that smaller instances are disappearing, which instances do you think will stand the test of time? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I had an account on lemmy.one and now the instance has been down for a day or two so I made this new account. I also heard other small instances are dead or disappeared.

So which ones do you think will actually stick around for a long time?

ALSO, does anyone know how to get my subscriptions from lemmy.one and import it here? TIA!

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[–] 50 points 3 years ago* (6 children)

Not to sound too pessimistic, but we live in a time where we see Twitter collapsing, despite being one of those "too big to fail" websites. My bet is that none will stand the test of time, the web is ephemeral (and archive.org is an underappreciated wonder of the world). I would rather say that what you really need is a backup routine.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    On one hand, a Sonic hacking forum I've been a part of since before its current forum software has been running the same database since 2003, on the other hand I fully acknowledge that it's the exception and not the rule.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    So have other forums. Maybe it’s just these newfangled social media websites that have longevity issues?

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago

    Because they crave more growth rather than prioritizing stability and being true to what they're purpose of existence is. These social media forum try to be everything and that is their downfall. Being focused on what you were built for and being damn good at it is the real key to a platform's long life.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wish they stayed longer or given notice if they're disappearing.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Yes indeed, giving proper notice seems like minimal etiquette. Then again, life happens. Admin may be caught in some tragedy making maintaining their lemmy instance not exactly a priority, or they may even be dead.

    There is not much you can do to just migrate your account somewhere else, that's a limitation of federation (compared to fully decentralized protocols, like Secure Scuttlebutt), but I'd wish Lemmy would implement ActivityPub's following endpoint, so we can easily build scripts to backup the communities we're in.

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