> be me
> ex-tech support wagie living in the frozen wastes of Canada
> watch news, see surveillance state literally killing people
> get radicalized.mkv
> decide to write a passionate call to arms for the self-hosted community
> "guys, it's not a hobby anymore, it's resistance infrastructure"
> type it out with proper grammar and formatting because I'm not a savage
> post to Lemmy, expect maybe 12 upvotes from fellow nerds

> wake up next day
> 1000+ score
> notifications.exe has crashed
> open comments to see the revolution beginning
> half the thread: "WE RIDE AT DAWN"
> other half: "OP IS A FED TRYING TO HONEYPOT US"
> apparently using bullet points and spellcheck makes you a CIA psyop in 2026
> if it's anyone's psyop it's MY psyop god damnit
> mfw my "evil honeypot" is literally just telling people to use end-to-end encryption that I can't access
> logic 100

> meanwhile, the "privacy absolutists" screech about purity
> I don't have time to argue about command lines vs GUIs
> just want to give normal people parallel tools that actually work for THEM
> realize this is my life now
> the revolution isn't guy fawkes masks and hacking mainframes
> the revolution is breaking down "infrastructure" into tools grandma can actually use

> is this resistance?
> refresh page
> guess I've got my work cut out for me
> maybe.jpeg
  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    16 hours ago

    replacing the functions of the system so it doesn’t matter if it collapses or not.

    That’s what preppers do too. Providing their own food, water, shelter and security so that they’re not reliant on the system. Hosting your media is really just stockpiling entertainment, like someone else might stockpile food.

    I’m not saying it’s a bad thing to do, and it might even be useful in some events.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
      51·
      14 hours ago

      Nah, preppers don’t grow their on food and do the community organizing required for security, they buy a months worth of food and 13 guns as a form of consumption. 2020 literally had those privileged fucks rioting to go to Applebee’s and get professional haircuts.

    • Micromot@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      The difference lies in the community aspect of it. Self hosted stuff can very eaaily be shared between people. Preppers usually Jeep their stuff to themselves instead of sharing in the community and helping each other out

    • h333d@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      15 hours ago

      I guess I wanna be that guy for my friends and family! It’s a fun past time for me haha