Would it really be worse to let a flawed bastard take over, versus deleting everyone and all their content?
A flawed bastard might be a government. Given that the US is in full fascist mode, I personally would consider deleting everyone’s content the fast, easy, and secure option. Although, not necessarily the best option for the community.
How would you pick a successor?
A flawed bastard might be a government. Given that the US is in full fascist mode, I personally would consider deleting everyone’s content the fast, easy, and secure option. Although, not necessarily the best option for the community.
Divine right? Lob a scimitar at them? 🤷♂️
The US government running its own Lemmy instance would not be worse than any established instance suddenly disappearing.