I selfhost on a cheap VPS I found on LowEndBox. The security setup (not SimpleLogin) was more involved than SimpleLogin. Pretty easy to get working and I’ve had not a single issue in 1.5 years of selfhosting it. I pay $11/yr for the VPS compared to $30/yr for SimpleLogin.

With regard to your specific questions - I’ve only selfhosted for myself with one domain. You can add multiple users and domains though.

Liner lock knives have been around for decades, I think that suggests there isn’t a problem when used correctly. The benefit is that you get a very secure folding knife when the knife is extended, and you can fold it with one hand.

No such mechanism. Sharp things are inherently dangerous - go slow, pay attention, and you’ll be fine.

Xbox exclusivity.

Well yea, that’s not a knock against Mast, that’s a preference for a type of social media. Mast is the Twitter equivalent; if you don’t like Mast, you would t like Twitter (or vice versa as it were).

Pretty sure lemmy.world is just a dude, and it’s one of the largest instances.

I think the multiple communities of the same topic across different instances is a mistake honestly. Information/discussion should be concentrated, not spread about a bunch of places.

I read on here they are working on a method that would allow communities across instances to merge. I hope that happens.

Imo, federation should mean the same communities are replicated across all instances. If an instance wants to house its own content, they can maybe make a community that isn’t replicated to all the others but accessible nonetheless by everyone (ie Piracy community, maybe not every instance owner wants to replicate that to their instance).

I dunno, the bifurcation of communities just seems like a mistake and less efficient than everyone in the same place sharing knowledge and ideas.

Thank you! mlem beta is full but was able to get into the others.