Even "text" files can be encoded binary files -- it was a big shift in USENET. I had a heated discussion with some Nostr advocates who thought that by calling

Even "text" files can be encoded binary files -- it was a big shift in USENET. I had a heated discussion with some Nostr advocates who thought that by calling servers "avocados" or something, then they wouldn't be responsible for what users posted on the "avocados". I've not looked into ActivityPub or the Fediverse enough to know what is hosted locally and would (not) be protected by Sec 230, but it might drive some centralization toward corporations or other accountable organizations.