@jws It is definitely very geeky at the moment, and a lot of the discussion whooshes over my head. But I am learning just by hanging around and asking my simplistic questions. And sometimes, the very act of asking leads me to find my own solutions.
I'm obviously even more worried about running my own server than you are, which is why I leave the nuts and bolts to someone else. But I am comfortable enough working with software on the server, as long as I can use SSH to get in and out.
The other thing is that the core IWC people have been thinking about things for a long time, and may be in something of an echo bubble themselves. Which is why I think it would be great for Jason to get involved. The problem is, he has so much on his plate, and 10C seems -- very reasonable -- to be a priority.
I see a few people from here and ADN over on the indieweb IRC channel, which is fun. I definitely think there's something to be said for moving 10C in that direction. It already does reposts to Twitter and Facebork. I have no idea how hard it would be to let it receive stuff too.