To repeat a past comment with a little bit of "I Told You So" cynical feeling:
> I think the barrier [to joining] would be lower if I knew I could migrate my identity to another instance if the first one became sketchy or shut down or de-federated.
> Instead AFAICT I have to choose not just what community to join and where the content will initially live, but also which of these random groups to trust with my identity indefinitely going forward.
To repeat a past comment with a little bit of "I Told You So" cynical feeling:
> I think the barrier [to joining] would be lower if I knew I could migrate my identity to another instance if the first one became sketchy or shut down or de-federated.
> Instead AFAICT I have to choose not just what community to join and where the content will initially live, but also which of these random groups to trust with my identity indefinitely going forward.