Comment by int_19h

I don't want to run my own Whatever server.

I want Whatever to be designed in a way that allows me to go find a provider of Whatever that I'm comfortable with, to run my server for me, and for it to interoperate with Whatevers of other people regardless of which provider they are using.

I also want it to be possible for me to take all my data - chat logs, membership etc - and move them to another provider of Whatever if my current provider enshittifies.

And yes, I do want it to be possible to self-host, if it turns out that no remaining providers of Whatever meet the bar.