And that doesnt even factor in the fact that most made in America goods are made with materials imported from other countries. They are not going to eat that cost, they are going to pass it on to the next person until there is nobody left to pass it on to. The consumer.

When you host your own Lemmy instance that means every server you federate with is going to copy its data including images to your server. That means that if you federate with someone who is poorly moderated, you can end up hosting CSAM yourself. You need to be prepared to deal with that problem.

I did it for awhile but didn’t want to deal with the CSAM. Shut it down after a few weeks.

I’ve also seen people vote third party for just as long and not a damn thing has changed either. In fact I used to be one of them.