As a user, if the instance I originally joined is shutdown - I would want a feature that lets me easily transfer my account and data to another instance. But not sure how this would work considering right now I could go make an account with my username in a different instance...
I think the "hot" algorithm is not functioning properly. I constantly get very new posts with zero comments/votes. This happens whether I'm browsing 'subscribed', 'local' or 'all'.