Only truly cheap if you make it yourself. That's why I commented below on the missing item of "effort".

Think of it like email vs a website. Microsoft.com isn't connected to Yahoo.com, but they store email originating from both places. The difference here is those emails are email lists (posts and comments from subscribed communities) and get sent automatically once they learn each other exist (because a user asked to get an email).

I had this feeling when deleting another social media account. On a good note, it's fleeting. Now most are in the void for me.

Your message is similar to the one where I learned about the restriction. I can imagine this will occur more over time.

Didn't realize I couldn't downvote. Might be time to look elsewhere.

If I had figured out how to search for threads, I would point you to the thread from yesterday that got a bunch of comments. The answer is, yes, but.

It's not as efficient on the network, as it's a client getting all content for your subscriptions that isn't distributed to other users. But it will work just fine and has advantages like permanent account and control. Invite your friends, all it takes is one or two to make it worth the overhead.

backend changes for a more unified codebase between the desktop client and the Steam Deck client.

Who wants to bet desktop Big Screen quick-chat in RL gets broken again.

I run my own fork where I added MySQL support for aliases. But otherwise it's great.