> 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
> 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
> mfw my "evil honeypot" is literally just telling people to use end-to-end encryption that I can
> logic 100
> meanwhile, the "privacy absolutists" screech about purity
> I don
> just want to give normal people parallel tools that actually work for THEM
> realize this is my life now
> the revolution isn
> the revolution is breaking down "infrastructure" into tools grandma can actually use
> is this resistance?
> refresh page
> guess I
> maybe.jpeg
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
The most powerful statement I ever heard was from when I asked my uncle why he doesn’t take as many physical security measures for his home, despite his educational background (electrical engineer) and knowledge of vulnerabilities.
His reply was simple:
“I trust my neighbors, I trust my neighborhood. If something happens to my family, I can ask around. If my neighbors need my skills or assistance, they can ask me whenever I’m home.”
I hope FOSS communities can reach that level of trust in the common user sphere.