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Is there a "macroblogging" platform on the Fediverse? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago by absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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There seems to be a lot of microblogging going around, but I want a place to put my writings that are much bigger. I know that having my own website is also an option, but I'm finding filtering ethical hosting providers and website builders to be a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, and I'm afraid that even if I find them, it's going to be too expensive.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t think this person is looking to hack on, or even host their own service. I think they’re looking for a not very expensive turnkey SaaS.

[–] absurdity_of_it_all@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Sort of. I feel like I need to know my own priorities better because I'm not sure what I want wrt hosting. Because of general trust and privacy issues, of course self-hosting (at home) is the ultimate best option, but I think that might only be a long term thing and I can't do it now. So I'm wondering what to prioritize right now - cost, reputation, or simplicity - because I've found quite a few options that differ in these aspects.

Writefreely is simple and can be free, but I can't find very many public instances and have no way of verifying reputation.

Similarly, wordpress.com has been under fire for a lot of things and I'm not sure how I feel about hosting with them &- free or otherwise.

Everything else like random VPS providers feels like a gamble because I know nothing about them and it seems like a black box. And obviously, cost increases for what is essentially going to be a bunch of writings from one person.