A bit different imo. 

If you have a balance on custodial lightning and lose it, you can just resume where you were with a different wallet minus some sats. 

If someone abuses your keys or even leaks unintentionally, you lose your entire social history and have to start over. 

Personally, I don’t care if I start over with 0 followers. My biggest issue is that I won’t be able to reach the same people I’ve built connections with. But clearly other people care a lot.