The average person is not supposed to maintain their own node for these services. That&#x27;s why they have us who give our free time and our VPS accounts to host such things.<p>It basically comes down to trusting Big Media or trusting your neighbour with your data.<p>I personally doubt we&#x27;ll see a big breakthrough for Big Media alternatives because people go where their friends are.<p>I am unfortunately expecting fragmentation in that field, sort of like reverting back to the early days of the internet when us nerds who could connect were considered a subculture. Now that everyone can connect we&#x27;re creating a subculture of people who choose not to use Big Media and instead gravitate towards smaller and less centralized alternatives.<p>That doesn&#x27;t matter though, I have always enjoyed being on the fringe and I believe I will continue enjoying my time there. :)