Very difficult to discuss with the fiance without know the terminology yet lol

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        Agree on a technical level, but in terms of the average netizen being able to visualize the relationship, “providers” makes it much easier

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          31 year ago

          I don’t think we should try to visualize something that’s not there just because it’s (supposedly) easier for the average netizen.

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        For now. Commercial servers are possible, especially if communities become multi-instance in the future.

        Every mature decentralized service calls them providers. Phone providers, ISPs, email providers, etc. I guess usenet just calls them “news servers”, though.

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        It’s provider/consumer (not customer, something being a “provider” doesn’t necessarily mean they are selling stuff).

        We are consumers, we consume the content that the instances provide, as content providers.