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If I make an account on some random instance that has nothing filtered, will I still be able to interact with these communities?
"still"?
There is a certain risk that a server that federates with really questionable instances might get blocked by Beehaw and other well moderated instances as well.
Well, how can I get a feed that I myself curate? If this isn't possible, I don't see this thing taking off.
It's inherent to the architecture of the system; you can spin your own instance and not have to worry. People can still block you however.
It's different than traditional social media, and for people looking for something identical to that but open are going to be hard pressed to have something usable.
The technical aspect of spinning your own server will be prohibitive to a lot of people unfortunately, but there is some documnetation online for that
wouldn't that allow me to get doxxed if I self host?
No, it's rather unlikely. Especially if you use some DNS service that blocks some ICANN WHOIS lookups (usually gives out information that you enter when registering the domain name), you'll be fine.
Domains can be cheap, but will need to be renewed. A VPS for hosting can be cheap or expensive, but running it on an older computer would be a good bet.
The benefit of a VPS is that you don't need to worry about using your own IP address.