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[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

My account was shut down without notice a few weeks ago. The server providing my account shut down. All comments, saved links and history was gone.

How do you explain this to a non-technical user while reassuring that this is a great system?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 18 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

"you know how when a corner shop closes in town, you're still able to go to a different store, but if safeway has driven all the other stores out of business and then shuts down you'll fucking starve to death?"

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

This is exactly what happens with Churches. Someone starts a "hip" new church plant. Everyone leaves the local long-established churches. Long established churches shut down. Church plant falls apart because the guy starting it doesn't know what he's doing. No Church.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago

A little pain in exchange for longtime gain?

Oh no, TIL that the Fediverse is "exercise" - no wonder most Westerners avoid us! 🤪

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 hours ago

It's crazy to me that whatever program you used to make that account on that server didn't automatically force a backup location on the same device where the account is used. On Android, some folder. On desktop, some folder. And it's crazy to me that we can't just import all of our votes, comments, and posts in that backup to another account on the same device or another.

That is a terrible system. No answers from me. Just questions

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

"Choose an instance that provides monthly reports, including finances, such as !home@lemmy.zip"