So you want to go against the very idea of the Fediverse?

You do know they can mine the other instances without making one themselves, right? They don’t need to make one to get your information. They probably already have it right now.

That is a good question, even if it’s obviously meant as a joke. The answer is yes. The latest look at age demographics has actually found the largest (at 30%) demographic is 25-34 year olds.

While our instances will have tens of thousands of people, theirs will have thousands of times more than that. They will continue to enjoy their walled garden if need be, and I guess that we will receive no benefit from the influx of people that could be convinced to move over.

Congratulations, I guess.