@mariatta I feel this. It's a non-trivial adjustment for me and I had a five-year headstart but there are still growing pains. I think the graph of people we follow is what makes or breaks the experience.

I'm torn on staying on this instance or moving to my own which both feel somewhat problematic in some ways.

@webology @mariatta

Just adding 2 cents. It does feel like a bit of mental overheard, not unlike learning a new library or software feature (walrus operator, anyone?) Not ideal, but feasible.

But is it worth it?

It becomes harder to invest in something, though, when you're not sure how to answer that question. Jeff's point about the social graph is a good point.

I'm sure it's harder for folks with higher follower counts (easier for me 😄 )... but it is an important question to answer...

@pythonbynight @mariatta I think for me, I know that I do not want to maintain my own server. So that again ties my social media graph to one human's business which we all know how that plays out either intentionally or unintentionally.

Logistically I think I could pull a backup, but then I'm going to be tied to whatever servers versions they were on, and that's not trivial to migrate either.

@webology @mariatta

Interesting. Is this the case even within the "federated" model? Does this mean your graph is tied to the server that you're on? Not sure I follow.