Post #1428540
2026-01-23 15:41 UTC
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social This is the Fediverse, where the motto is: spread out.
Large instances cause problems for the entire network. Years ago, mastodon,social was already a problem for all instances, and now it is even more so.
Why should such problem cases still be prioritised when they work against the very purpose of the Fediverse?
It is precisely the possibility of enriching this network with your own instances that sets it apart from all other networks.
And that should always be mentioned, everywhere.
By the way, mastodon.social is the instance that we regularly mute for a week due to massive spam attacks, and we do this several times a year.
@jaz@toot.wales @josh@fediscience.org
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@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social 2026-01-23 15:48
@crossgolf_rebel @jaz @josh I won't go into the pluses and minuses of small vs. large instances. I'm thinking exclusively about what kind of map would be more effective in showing the realities of the fediverse to the outside world. And, to the outside world, a map where every other instance people find is a self-hosted one, will be ignored because "bah, there's nobody there". That's how they think. And we won't change how they think unless we show them that "actually, there IS people there."