Post #4120634
2026-07-26 20:47 UTC
I learnt that in a decentralized and distributed system, like the fediverse, the more nodes involved, the more resources each need to reconstruct a "global state".
I didn't have much resources (1 vCore, 1GB RAM, 10GB SDD), was connected to two relays, and every toot was just a shout into the void. I tried to improve my reach by following more accounts, but my federated timeline was just a mess. It was a rather frustrating experience.
In contrast, on a well-federated instance, such as this one, I only need to use the proper hashtags and people will find me.
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@pft@infosec.exchange 2026-07-27 10:05
Another issue was interoperability: my Akkoma instance constantly failed to show correct numbers for pools, likes, and boosts. I was told that it was actually Mastodon on my peers' side that implements the protocol incorrectly. But to be honest, when all the people I want to follow and care about are in Mastodon instances, I prefer to be on the insurance that implements the protocol "incorrectly".