@evan I think what makes the Fediverse special is small community servers, it's an experience that's impossible on Twitter or Bluesky.

Many think the community should be separate from the infrastructure, but I think connecting the two is actually helpful for governance. Without that, I don't see how you motivate small communities investing in infrastructure, and without that, network effects drive everyone to one big server that explodes.

But, some people need the reach of a big server.