I much prefer a separate server for the simple reason that it makes my desktop somewhat disposable. Reboot whenever, install whatever. If it breaks my server stays up

Basically, the more you isolate the purposes, the less the purposes clash

How many GB is your filesystem/database as a single-user instance?

Looks like a polished app but sadly it has issues on my Fennec/Firefox for Android

I’m using SnappyMail but I’m sadly missing Rainloop

I know it’s a fork, but the new work seems sloppy and badly implemented. Rainloop was a brilliant UX. It’s a shame it’s no longer developed

Yea probably similar to how Lemmy and Kbin are theoretically compatible. ActivityPub doesn’t guarantee that, it’s only because they happen to use ActivityPub in the same way. If one of them changes their implementation, compatibility breaks.

I do often wonder how much it matters that all these platforms use ActivityPub

That’s to support the Lemmy software but I’m looking to donate to the Lemmy.world instance

Could you share a link? I’ve been trying to find a way to donate

As for how they will could suck users away

Meta have stated no such plans. I understand the distrust, I’m hesitant myself. But let’s not spread inaccurate statements