From my understanding, a current goal is to make any account transferable, in case the instance the account is attached to decides to shut down/defederate?
If implemented, we can hope that won’t be tied to an instance shutdown.
That will work except for any communities you’ve created. Those couldn’t be ported to another instance because so many have the same names. Posts, comments, subscriptions and saved posts are all simple to transfer, but if you are a mod, there is a potential problem getting too cozy at any one instance. You could lose your work and earned reputation
From my understanding, a current goal is to make any account transferable, in case the instance the account is attached to decides to shut down/defederate?
If implemented, we can hope that won’t be tied to an instance shutdown.
That will work except for any communities you’ve created. Those couldn’t be ported to another instance because so many have the same names. Posts, comments, subscriptions and saved posts are all simple to transfer, but if you are a mod, there is a potential problem getting too cozy at any one instance. You could lose your work and earned reputation
Absolutely.
But no community is created by an individual. I guess that’s where choosing wisely, and trust come into play.