> 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
  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
    51·
    1 day ago

    don’t get discouraged. what I’m about to say will likely provoke the ire of the community and may even get banned from it but nothing of value would be lost.

    the selfhosted community here is a bunch of idiots who host as a hobby. they don’t take privacy or hosting security seriously and simply regurgitate the same braindead bullshit tech influencers shit out.

    just to bring some context to those claims, they have Plex vs jellyfin flamebates every week where the jellies circlejerk making fun of Plex. while the Plex admins point out logical facts only to be downvoted and silenced.

    point is, I thought your post was an interesting concept. you should refine it by targeting specific stacks that strengthen security and privacy. furthermore, you could implement a comms like matrix or irc for people to join your efforts.

    remember, resistance is an idea that achieves a goal. define your goal and idea to build upon.

    good luck.