Decentralization and time. The technology will continue to grow. Not too long ago, platforms on the scale of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit etc. were thought to be impossible. As adoption increases, so too will the contributions from the open source community.
Are there ways to make it easier for laypeople like me to contribute to the infrastructure directly? And I don't mean financially, I mean hosting or something.
Not really. Best thing you can do is share content and spread the word.
Decentralization and time. The technology will continue to grow. Not too long ago, platforms on the scale of Twitter, Facebook, Reddit etc. were thought to be impossible. As adoption increases, so too will the contributions from the open source community.
Are there ways to make it easier for laypeople like me to contribute to the infrastructure directly? And I don't mean financially, I mean hosting or something.
Not really. Best thing you can do is share content and spread the word.
On it.