@NFG There's certainly that—some instances are going to be garbage heaps, but it's nice that they're mostly siloed off.
But ultimately, you can't dictate quality content on these networks, and we'll all have to find our own paths there.
For my part, I think what I mainly miss from birbsite is authoritative sources. I can follow a journalist there, or a pro athlete, or an artist I like. Those people may be here, but they're needles in our multiple haystacks.