Pattern
A profile that holds a whole life becomes a reason to stay with the platform that hosts it.
Practice
Publish only what a named purpose needs. Keep photos, relationships, and the daily record in places you control.
Start small
Open one profile and remove or archive one category of life that does not serve its named purpose.
Watch out
Work, a community, or a public role can justify a visible record. Keep that record inside the named purpose, and review it when the purpose changes.
Builds on
Related practices
Concepts
- minimal retention
- Data and digital residue are kept only while they continue to serve a deliberate purpose.
- ownership and open exits
- A tool remains acceptable while data, access, and future choices can be retained or moved.