@atomicpoet listen and learn!
I have my own instance and the fediverse is one big learning curve. Once I'm sure of the best course I'll take action. It probably takes me a little longer than other folks. My brain can be a little slow.
I very rarely see the instance on my timeline but understand this is no reason for complacency.
@mxtthxw
I also run my own instances (with me as the only user) and I appreciate my freedom more and more for each day that passes. It took some time to get going before there was an interesting flow of content, and I was “unknown” I didn’t federate with anyone off the bat, but as the following/followers have reached a critical mass I doubt one would notice a difference compared to being on a hosted instance, except that “local” is only me.
@atomicpoet