Mastodon is just like a big old pile of Twitterlike islands with different names. Some of the islands let you stalk people on other islands, but none of them have the capacity to handle the population of the mainland (Twitter).
@leila @mnateshyamalan
While you might be able to pack your stuff from one island and create an account on another,.you obviously won't be able to carry followers (though maybe you can reimport the list of people you follow).
I also doubt you can import your posts, and even if you did, you'd be unlikely to maintain data such as post date.
Some of the islands have more moderation, and some may be run by benevolent dictators.
I think it'll be a combination of all three.
@bobo_of_id @leila @mnateshyamalan
You know, maybe I'll look at the documentation. I can't imagine it's hard to setup as containers - it's just hard to scale it or keep it running reliably.
It's pretty remarkable that these admins can keep it up with what's likely a small budget.
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