my data plan is low and cheap, if i open #amethyst it drains it all.
Discussion
Have you turned off all previews and auto play?
doesn't matter. it uses too much bandwidth just with the nostr stuff. iirc for every account it opens hundreds of REQs.
Amethyst will connect to all the relays the user has. nostr:nprofile1qqsdr0fnxvmn8hxyz8cwazfm8zu9yt7qmc38ll69nkvsgn8dnej4sxckxm0xe will by default connect to 3 of them (and it optimizes selection), can be changed in settings.
I believe that user's should have all their data on all their relays, to help with scaling and distribution (data-safety), but users shouldn't be required to connect to all the relays just to get a "complete set of events".