I’m on a single user instance, and I don’t recommend it. Especially not for someone coming from the biggest instance there is. You’ll be shocked to find yourself on a desert island. The lack of backfilling makes it a very frustrating experience, and yes there are workarounds, and yes it takes dedication to implement them and keep your blocklists up to date etc.
Go find a nice medium sized instance and give its admin a fiver a month. Much less hassle and better federation.