Right, ok, so the problem with having a debate on this subject is that there’s no reason for this risk to exist at all. There’s no good reason to have a .zip TLD, there was no need for it, it should not have been created and no one should use it.
If you’re weighing pros and cons, there are exactly 0 pros. Therefore no matter how minor you think the cons are, they outweigh 0 pros by 100%.
Also, “nothing bad has happened yet” is not a valid argument and is a terrible basis for making risk decisions.
I see your perspective, but is there any similar instance that is not Lemmy.zip?
From another post
Lemmy.world is too big
sh.itjust.works names contains "shit", which can deter users
lemmy.ca is Canadian-centric
feddit.org, is German-centric, but technically English speaking too
dbzer0 is topic focused
programming.dev is topic-centric
blahaj is queer-focused
discuss.tchncs.de has a difficult name
lemmy.sdf.org does not defederate anyone
beehaw defederates LW and SJW
infosec.pub is topic-centric
aussie.zone is country-centric
midwest.social is region-centric
Right, ok, so the problem with having a debate on this subject is that there’s no reason for this risk to exist at all. There’s no good reason to have a .zip TLD, there was no need for it, it should not have been created and no one should use it.
If you’re weighing pros and cons, there are exactly 0 pros. Therefore no matter how minor you think the cons are, they outweigh 0 pros by 100%.
Also, “nothing bad has happened yet” is not a valid argument and is a terrible basis for making risk decisions.
I see your perspective, but is there any similar instance that is not Lemmy.zip?
From another post
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37336391?scrollToComments=true
https://lemmyverse.net/?order=active_month
‘This bridge is literally held together with duct tape, but it hasn’t killed anyone yet!’
I’m with you, unecessary risk. Thank you for the explanations.