The primary incentive that comes to mind is improved availability. Often, instances can become slow, so I use another. By hosting a local instance I could always have a smooth experience.
Scores are federated, resulting in a consistent global feed across instances and a lack of uniqueness for each instance. I wish hosting an instance provided a more customized experience like this. It would be a great incentive.
My reasons are 1-I have total control over my data and don’t ever have to worry about losing my account because of somebody else and 2-Because I just like participating in things like this that I believe in
plus using your own domain is cool
Actually, you’re right. That was also a big reason I did it lol