Exactly.
Almost like that’s the point.
No that’s just hip marketing. There is one instance (and technically a way to host personal data that nonetheless requires creating an account through the main service). The code is open though.
If anyone is interested in decentralized micro-blogging, there is Mastodon, and if you are interested in short form video there is Loops.
Loops is not yet decentralized, but it is based on ActivityPub and planned for open-sourcing and federation after Beta testing. The creator is an established developer in the community, so the claim seems credible.
Gee whiz, I’m a cryptic ass-eating turtle demon of the river! Now I’ll be remembered for millennia as “that weird creature with the bald haircut.”
I’m not a programmer, but I don’t think I’d pay for code that was 95% accurate. That sounds buggy af
“Sorry, cough cough. I’m just feeling too gay to come into work today. It’s a bad case - I think it might be catching!”
Sorry, I just don’t feel like body shaming is the best we can do.