Hosting your own instance isn't a requirement for joining any of the alternatives I've seen so far (e.g. Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy etc.) but I'm open to being co

Hosting your own instance isn't a requirement for joining any of the alternatives I've seen so far (e.g. Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy etc.) but I'm open to being corrected if you've seen this stipulated. As for the rest of this comment, it's really predicated on certain ideas about what websites have to be based on what they have been over the past 15 years. In fact it's highly possible to participate in community-run efforts that aren't driven by profit incentives, which also don't aspire to drive addiction.