In reply to Alan Levine.

But I meant the new and much nicer Curmudgeon 2.0. Alan!

I agree with your recommendations, which I pretty much follow anyway - losing Facebook or LinkedIn would not be a big deal for me. My main interest in continuing this conversation is to ensure that others understand the cost of creating content on proprietary platforms and then losing control after it's too late. Maybe I should I re-name it the "Pro-actively Pragmatic Primer"?

BTW, I'm sure my kids would say that I meet your definition of a curmudgeon ;-)