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We should not be optimising Mastodon so it can handle more people per server. We should be optimising Mastodon so it incentivises more serves with fewer people.
(And if you take that line of thinking to its logical conclusion, you arrive at the idea behind the Small Web: https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/)
Aral Balkan · What is the Small Web?Updated June 19th, 2023
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Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it?
Today, I want to introduce you to a concept – and a vision for the future of our species in the digital and networked age – that I’ve spoken about for a while but never specifically written about:
@IgorPora@mas.to@aral Smaller instances are more likely to die out. It's better to have fewer ( in dozens or so) instances that are more reliable, IMHO.
Thousands of servers just confuse people and make the network less efficient