Correct on that. Every magazine/community needs wise souls sharing their knowledge and insights on things. Ask Historians and some science subreddits were a big draw for that.

We could also use good story tellers who make for some interesting reading in the comments.

Given time all of that will happen here.

It would be nice to have assurances that if the instance you are on goes dark then another instance can take care of you and your stuff. I don't know enough about the concept and workings to know if that's the case.