@MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social
Post #4398404
2026-07-28 20:41 UTC
I’d say the fediverse is somewhat protected against the drawbacks of growth in a way Reddit isn’t.
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@Tonuka@feddit.org 2026-07-28 21:05
eh, kinda? Decentralisation means one instance can learn from the failures of another, and there’s bo one thing that can bring the entire Fediverse down. But that’s a worst case scenario. What I fear is this: A spike of interest in the fediverse leads to many instances being overwhelmed, and the general newbie experience quickly turns many people away, leading to lots of people leaving with a sour taste. In the meantime, instances successfully adapt and new ones spring up, but most users aren’t coming back. Imo that’s a more realistic scenario than some grandiose failure, and you could say it’s already happened several times.