I've asked a similar question to the self-hosting community. The gist of it is: if you're planning on self-hosting to try something new, just create an instance and lock the signups. Legal ramifications for hosting an instance without moderation are very real and depend on your local law.

I had an interesting exchange of thoughts about this topic over on reddit@lemmy.ml

Someone mentioned invoking GDPR's right to be forgotten. Although comments are not strictly personal information, it could still work. I think I'll try it soon.

I've heard that some apps are already counting your karma. Not sure if the same applies to other users though.

I thought I knew how awful public transport is in the US, but I haven't seen such a visualization up until now. I can only empathize and hope for the change of culture around cars for your there. All the best!

I think that the combination of a relatively new platform and lower amount of content is to blame. On Reddit algorithms had a lot more to work with and they constantly removed the posts you've already seen from your feed. I would love to see both of those things change. Maybe a new, more aggressive, algorithm is needed.

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