One of the reasons I trust @manton and @macgenie and @cheesemaker more than, say, the latest “hot talent building a platform with VC money” is that Micro.blog has already been built with the idea that if the hosting ever goes away, my data does not go with it.

This is important.

@manton No, thank you for providing a stable idea, a credible structure with substance and an idea beyond serving self-interests. It's clear that Micro.blog is a pioneer in the brand new era of claiming back the web from the monolithic silos.